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ipython completion

Asked by Tom Bowles

I'm using python-mode 6.0.12 with ipython. When I tab complete in the ipython buffer it destroys my buffer layout by overlaying the completion buffer. I'm quite happy with the way ipython natively does tab-completion in the terminal so can I set a flag to bypass the python-mode completion and just use the native ipython completion as it would be in a standard terminal?

Thanks very much,

Tom

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Best Andreas Roehler (a-roehler) said : 		#1

Am 30.01.2013 14:51, schrieb Tom Bowles:
> New question #220553 on python-mode.el:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/python-mode/+question/220553
>
> I'm using python-mode 6.0.12 with ipython. When I tab complete in the ipython buffer it destroys my buffer layout by overlaying the completion buffer. I'm quite happy with the way ipython natively does tab-completion in the terminal so can I set a flag to bypass the python-mode completion and just use the native ipython completion as it would be in a standard terminal?
>
> Thanks very much,
>
> Tom
>

Please check out current trunk with bazaar

bzr branch lp:python-mode

and file a bug-report at

https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-mode

should is persist.

As for the flag-question: Emacs and Python are completely different processes resp. environments.
Emacs uses a kind of shuttle to send end receive data from processes, Python or other.
Basically we should be able to ensure that in the right way.

Cheers,

Andreas

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Tom Bowles (tombowles) said : 		#2

Ah, sorry. I hadn't realise 6.0.12 was out of date. In fact, I updated to 6.1.0 and this seemed to solve the issue. Here when I tab complete in ipython it uses a separate persistent window which I can keep to one side. The only slight strangeness is that when I click on a completion option in the completion window, the window disappears and then reappears in a different place on the next completion.

It would be good if the completion window remembered where you wanted it.

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Tom Bowles (tombowles) said : 		#3

Thanks Andreas Roehler, that solved my question.

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Andreas Roehler (a-roehler) said : 		#4

Am 31.01.2013 09:41, schrieb Tom Bowles:
> Question #220553 on python-mode.el changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/python-mode/+question/220553
>
> Status: Answered => Solved
>
> Tom Bowles confirmed that the question is solved:
> Ah, sorry. I hadn't realise 6.0.12 was out of date. In fact, I updated
> to 6.1.0 and this seemed to solve the issue. Here when I tab complete
> in ipython it uses a separate persistent window which I can keep to one
> side. The only slight strangeness is that when I click on a completion
> option in the completion window, the window disappears and then
> reappears in a different place on the next completion.
>
> It would be good if the completion window remembered where you wanted
> it.
>

When editing these question you should see below a button "(+) Create bug report".
IMHO it's worth to push it and preserving that feature request.