[Tutor] omnicomplete vim python

[Mike Hansen]

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> [mailto:tutor-bounces at python.org] On Behalf Of Alan Gauld
> Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 1:26 AM
> To: anil maran
> Cc: tutor at python.org
> Subject: Re: [Tutor] omnicomplete vim python
> 
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> 
> This isn't answering Anil's question but I'm curious.
> I've had access to editors that do this kind of thing since 1988
> when I first encountered DECs LSE(Language Sensitive Editor)
> for the VAX. and in a more limited form C and Lisp modes on emacs.
> Then it became popular on PC editors in Visual Studio and
> the Borland tools.
> 
> But does anyone actually use this feature? I know I don't, in
> fact I usually turn it off because I find it distracting! I usually
> know what attributes or methods I need to call, and the
> parameters that I need to pass often depend on context anyway
> so the tools often get it wrong.
> 
> So I'm curious, how many folks actively use these so-called
> productivity features like intellisense/omnicomplete?
> 
> BTW I don't mind toopltips - where they tell you the signature
> of a function but don't fill it in... Its the autocomplete feature 
> I've
> never found helpful.
> 
> Alan G

I switch between Komodo and VIM. Komodo has autocomplete. I've never
found it distracting. It's kind of useful. I haven't explored
omnicomplete in VIM yet. I still just ctrl-n instead of using the new
omnicomplete stuff. I like the background syntax checking in Komodo. It
has been helping me clean up problems before I get around to running
Pyflakes on the program. 

BTW, the next version of Komodo will have vi key-bindings!

Mike  
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