Is there python code highlighting in emacs ?

John McMonagle jmcmonagle at velseis.com.au
Wed Mar 21 23:27:11 EST 2001


> >
> > The hilit19 package in emacs provides keyword highlighting when editing
> > code.  For example, if you are writing in C, comments are italicised in
> > red, strings are in grey, import statements are in lavender, functions
> > are in bold-blue, etc.
> >
> > Does anyone know if there is python support in the hilit19 emacs lisp
> > package ?
> 
> I don't know about hilit19, but I use python-mode which highlights
> using font-lock-mode. Comes with GNU Emacs 20.whatever. Try M-x
> python-mode and see if anything happens.
> 
> python-mode does many other useful things, too. I can't imagine
> working without it at this point.
> 

I already use python-mode which works fine for indenting, etc.  How do I
configure this font-lock-mode for python  ? What do I add to my .emacs
file ?





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