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Context-sensitive help for Python in Notepad++
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In %appdata%\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml add this command (using Shift+F1 because F1 alone now shows About):

<Command name="Get Python help" Ctrl="no" Alt="no" Shift="yes" Key="112">https://www.google.nl/#q=python+$(CURRENT_WORD)</Command>

More polished options are PyScripter and PyCharm (keymap F1 to View menu's "Quick Documentation"), but QBasic (and QB64) also show examples and related functions:

QBasic keyword help screen

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