code: def rpc_get_pydoc_documentation(self, symbol):
          
          try:
              docstring = pydoc.render_doc(str(symbol),
                                           "Elpy Pydoc Documentation for %s",
                                           False)
          except (ImportError, pydoc.ErrorDuringImport):
              return None
          else:
              if isinstance(docstring, bytes):
                  docstring = docstring.decode("utf-8", "replace")
              return docstring
docs: Get the Pydoc documentation for the given symbol.
  
          Uses pydoc and can return a string with backspace characters
          for bold highlighting.