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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from pip.basecommand import Command, SUCCESS
+from pip.exceptions import CommandError
+
+
+class HelpCommand(Command):
+ """Show help for commands"""
+ name = 'help'
+ usage = """
+ %prog <command>"""
+ summary = 'Show help for commands.'
+
+ def run(self, options, args):
+ from pip.commands import commands_dict, get_similar_commands
+
+ try:
+ # 'pip help' with no args is handled by pip.__init__.parseopt()
+ cmd_name = args[0] # the command we need help for
+ except IndexError:
+ return SUCCESS
+
+ if cmd_name not in commands_dict:
+ guess = get_similar_commands(cmd_name)
+
+ msg = ['unknown command "%s"' % cmd_name]
+ if guess:
+ msg.append('maybe you meant "%s"' % guess)
+
+ raise CommandError(' - '.join(msg))
+
+ command = commands_dict[cmd_name]()
+ command.parser.print_help()
+
+ return SUCCESS