[Python-Dev] rlcompleter -- auto-complete dictionary keys (+ tests)

[Brian Curtin]

On Sun, Nov 7, 2010 at 04:19, Valery Khamenya <khamenya at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> A) I missed the auto-complete feature for dictionary keys a lot in python
> console. This patch seems to do the job.
>
> B) There is no rlcompleter tests in trunk for some reason. So, I've taken
> the 2.7.x test_rlcompleter.py and extended it.
>
> C) patched rlcompleter as such works OK for unicode dictionary keys as
> well. All tests pass OK. HOWEVER, readline's completion mechanism seem to be
> confused with unicode strings -- see comments to
> Completer.dict_key_matches(). So, perhaps, some changes should be applied to
> readline code too.
>
> Attached:
>
> 1. rlcompleter.py (as for trunk)
>
> 2. test_rlcompleter (as for trunk)
>
> 3. rlcompleter_trunk_to_new.diff (created as: diff rlcompleter_trunk.py
> rlcompleter.py >rlcompleter_trunk_to_new.diff)
>
> P.S. thanks to kerio & ssbr on icq for advices.
>
> best regards
> --
> Valery A.Khamenya
>
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Can you post your patch on bugs.python.org?
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