I add just a note about ipython: if you use a version > 0.6.15 may be you will have a bad output on error like:
== " ": instead of: if __name__ == "__main__": all the characters are missing. To avoid that, run in ipython: %upgrade -nolegacy uncomment in ~/.ipython/ipy_user_config.py: import ipy_defaults restart emacs and try a .py with some syntax errors. It should be ok now. Terry Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Szopa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Richard> I am a devoted Emacs user and I write a lot in Python. > > Me too. > > Richard> I need the following features: > > Richard> 1) Tab completion, ideally Slime like. That is, when there's not > Richard> enough letters to unambiguously complete a symbol, I want it to > Richard> show a buffer (w/o taking the focus) w/ the possible > Richard> completions. In an ideal world, it would be able to complete > Richard> fo.ba<TAB> to foo.bar. I imagine this would require quite tight > Richard> Emacs-Python integration. > > I know this is not what you want, but I use hippie expand (M-/) to cycle > through possible completions. It's not Python aware, but it is of some use. > > Richard> 2) Sending the toplevel definition (class or function) to the Python > Richard> buffer. > > I switched to IPython to have better interaction with a spawned Python. > > To use IPython you need to use the Python mode that is NOT the one from > (endorsed?) by the FSF. It gives you some completion (at least in the > *Python* buffer) and you can send pieces of the buffer to the python > process, via py-send-region (C-c |), py-execute-def-or-class (M-C-x), etc. > > Richard> 3) Hints on function/method arguments. IDLE has this done nearly > Richard> right, but the hints are a bit too intrusive for me. I would like to > Richard> see them in the minibuffer. > > I don't have this. > > Richard> 4) (optional) I would like to see the definition of a function > Richard> function or class by hitting M-. on its name. (I understand that > Richard> this may be impossible for methods, as Emacs would have to > Richard> automagically infer the type of the object). > > This is just an emacs tag file need. Have you googled for something like > emacs tags python? The issue of methods might be overcome by just moving > through tags with the same name. Yes, that requires _you_ to know when > you've hit the right thing. That's not optimal, but it's better than > nothing. Ideally you could send the definition to IPython, ask it for the > class info, and use that to jump to the right tag. > > Richard> I have tried a couple of times both python-modes (the one shipped w/ > Richard> Python and the one shipped w/ Emacs), pymacs and stuff like that... > Richard> And, as I said, never got it right. But, maybe I just cannot find the > Richard> way to configure it, and some configuration hints will be enough... > > If you have the time, please summarize your findings. The emacs/python > world has always seemed quite amorphous to me too. > > Terry > _______________________________________________ > help-gnu-emacs mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs > -- A + Thierry Pub key: http://pgp.mit.edu -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list