pydoc on the python 2.2 distribution fails to generate
html doc(when option -w is given)
Traceback follows

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/dump/Python-2.2/Lib/pydoc.py", line 2101, in ?
    if __name__ == '__main__': cli()
  File "/opt/dump/Python-2.2/Lib/pydoc.py", line 2070,
in cli
    writedoc(arg)
  File "/opt/dump/Python-2.2/Lib/pydoc.py", line 1341,
in writedoc
    object = locate(key, forceload)
  File "/opt/dump/Python-2.2/Lib/pydoc.py", line 1293,
in locate
    parts = split(path, '.')
  File "/opt/dump/Python-2.2/Lib/string.py", line 117,
in split
    return s.split(sep, maxsplit)
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'split'


On further investigation I was able to fix it.
Attached is the fix.

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I want to believe you, but I cannot reproduce the traceback.
Can you tell me which command line you used to cause the
traceback, and on which operating system?

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It happened to me on Redhat Linux 7.1
when I ran pydoc using the -w option to generate html output.

-w invokes the writedoc method and it expects an arg(filename)
instead of the module object returned by imp_load.

I have also submitted a fix for this.
Thanks for following up on this quickly.
--Raj

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the commandline was
$pydoc -w <name of my python sourcefile>
I cannot give you the exact commandline and traceback as
I am unable to get thru my VPN now.
But I am pretty sure that was the commandline.

Refer to [ #514628 ] bug in pydoc on python 2.2 release
in Python - Patches.
--Raj

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I can reproduce the traceback by going into the Python 
src dir and typing
% pydoc -w Lib/os.py
The problem begins in cli(): writedoc() expects a string 
but arg as just been assigned a module by 
importfile(arg). I don't understand what's supposed to 
happen, but I doubt Raj's patch is the proper solution.
(Not sure how helpful this was, but Skip's cron job is 
pretty cool... ;-)

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Attaching a diff for Raj's modified version of pydoc.py, 
so the changes are clearly visible.

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Version 1.68 of pydoc.py fixed this in response to bug #586931.
That bug has been closed, someone should close this one too.

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OK, closing.