[IPython-dev] More reactive autocompletion in the notebook

Damien Moore damienlmoore at gmail.com
Fri Jun 26 17:16:57 EDT 2015


Hi,

I'm new user to IPython and like what I see so far.

I'm glad to see that there's a recent push to improve the getting started
documentation and the new user experience. It took me a little searching to
figure out how it all works, from starting the server, and getting the
notebook to open in the correct browser. For someone new to python
altogether, this would be a huge turn off. (Just understanding that
ipython/jupyter has a client-server architecture will be a big leap for a
newbie)

Onto my actual question: I am used to using IDEs with more reactve
autocompletion. Generally if you type 2-3 characters, you will get
completion hints popup automatically. Typing a period will popup the list
of module or class members. Type an opening brace on a function and you see
the callsig, docstring etc for the function. Currently the user manually
needs to type tab or shift-tab to get this info -- which is clunky and also
less discoverable. Is there a way to configure the notebook to
automatically pop up these hints, or if not, is there any interest in
implementing such a feature?

Thanks,
Damien
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