On 3 Aug 2019, at 12:18, Dan Sommers 2QdxY4RzWzUUiLuE@potatochowder.com wrote:
Once I know what SMTP is, and what the smtplib module does, and I've used it a couple of times, then seeing the list of names inside the module might remind me how to use it. So maybe SMTP is an extreme case. I'm sure there are others.
How does TAB completion help me to discover hashlib, if all I know is that I want the SHA-3 of some file?
Again, I'm not disputing the usefulness of TAB completion; my point is that it's a sub-optimal tool for discoverability
It seems like there is a nugget of an idea of how to make a truly awesome autocomplete in your example. What if if you type email + tab and there is no symbol it said "email is sent with the smtp module"? That would be pretty great!
/ Anders