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$ man python
man: no entry for python in the manual.
$ man -k python
python (1) - an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
$ man python (1)
ksh: syntax error: `(' unexpected
$ man python \(1\)
man: no entry for python in the manual.
man: no entry for (1) in the manual.
$ man "python \(1\)"
man: no entry for python \(1\) in the manual.
$ man "python (1)"
man: no entry for python (1) in the manual.
$ locate python | grep 1
...
/usr/local/man/man1/python2.5.1
...
$ man python2.5.1
man: no entry for python2.5.1 in the manual.
$ man -M /usr/local/man/man1/ python2.5.1
man: no entry for python2.5.1 in the manual.
Am I missing something obvious here?