Subject: bug#25753: 25.2; Python mode shell interaction not working 100%

From: Live System User <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:17:55 -0500

[email-masked] writes:

> Live System User <[email-masked]> writes:
>
>> [email-masked] writes:
>>
>> [...]
>>>
>>> Can you try load the attached file in Emacs?  Does it show similar
>>> output in the "*py native complete test*" buffer?
>>>
>>>     emacs -Q -l py-native-completion.el
>>
>>       Attached are my results.
>
> Hmm, that looks like it should be working.  Wait, when you said
>
>     I was already using that (wrapped in a "with-eval-after-load
>     'python") from:
>
>     https://github.com/jorgenschaefer/elpy/issues/887#issuecomment-275175119
>
>     to no avail.
>
> You meant the code from that exact comment?  That's a broken solution,
> try this instead:
>
>     (with-eval-after-load 'python
>       (defun python-shell-completion-native-try ()
>         "Return non-nil if can trigger native completion."
>         (let ((python-shell-completion-native-enable t)
>               (python-shell-completion-native-output-timeout
>                python-shell-completion-native-try-output-timeout))
>           (python-shell-completion-native-get-completions
>            (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))
>            nil "_"))))

    Your version of the solution works for me.

    Thanks for your effort!.

>
> If it's still not working, please post the contents of buffer " *Python
> completions redirect*" (note the leading space).