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#20251
24.5; backward-list does nothing useful in inferior-python-mode
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Reported by: Eric Hanchrow <eric.hanchrow <at> gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 18:04:02 UTC
Severity: minor
Found in version 24.5
Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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Message #8 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):
Am 03.04.2015 um 20:03 schrieb Eric Hanchrow:
> * I started emacs with `emacs -Q -nw'.
> * I started an interactive Python REPL with ESC x r u n - p y t h o n RET
> * I entered a very simple statement: l SPC = SPC [ 1 , SPC 2 , SPC 3 ] RET
> * I then tried to position point at the [: ESC x b a c k w a r d - l i
> s t RET
>
> I noticed, to my dismay, that point was now at the beginning of the
> buffer, and not before the [.
>
IIUC cursor was at the opening bracket, i.e. at the beginning of list.
In that case Emacs would search the previous list - and end at BOB if no
other list found.
Nonetheless probably it would be useful if in comint-modes position of
prompt is taken for point-min.
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