GNU bug report logs - #7329
Fwd: 23.2; inferior-python-mode: completion does not work

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Андрей Парамонов <cmr.pent <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 17:09:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: patch

Done: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Андрей Парамонов <cmr.pent <at> gmail.com>
Cc: fx <at> gnu.org, 7329 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7329: [Patch] Enable completion in inferior-python-mode
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:14:29 -0500

>> That patch doesn't look bad at all.  The \\= construct means "match
>> point", i.e. (re-search-backward ">>> \\=" nil t) is very much like
>> (looking-back ">>> ").  So if that doesn't work it's probably because
>> there is text between the ">>> " prompt and point.
>> Do you happen to know what that text is, so we can assess whether we can
>> just plainly ignore it as you do, or whether there's more to it.

> The text between >>> and point is what I'm going to complete. I think
> it can be anything.

Then maybe another fix is to add a

  (save-excursion
    (goto-char (process-mark (or proc (python-proc))))
    ...)

Since this goto-char should then move point right after the prompt, just
where the current code expects it to be.
    

        Stefan
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