rlcompleter — Completion function for GNU readline¶
Source code: Lib/rlcompleter.py
The rlcompleter module defines a completion function suitable for the
readline module by completing valid Python identifiers and keywords.
When this module is imported on a Unix platform with the readline module
available, an instance of the Completer class is automatically created
and its complete() method is set as the readline completer.
Example:
>>> import rlcompleter
>>> import readline
>>> readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
>>> readline. <TAB PRESSED>
readline.__doc__          readline.get_line_buffer(  readline.read_init_file(
readline.__file__         readline.insert_text(      readline.set_completer(
readline.__name__         readline.parse_and_bind(
>>> readline.
The rlcompleter module is designed for use with Python’s
interactive mode.  Unless Python is run with the
-S option, the module is automatically imported and configured
(see Readline configuration).
On platforms without readline, the Completer class defined by
this module can still be used for custom purposes.
Completer Objects¶
Completer objects have the following method:
- 
Completer.complete(text, state)¶
- Return the stateth completion for text. - If called for text that doesn’t include a period character ( - '.'), it will complete from names currently defined in- __main__,- builtinsand keywords (as defined by the- keywordmodule).- If called for a dotted name, it will try to evaluate anything without obvious side-effects (functions will not be evaluated, but it can generate calls to - __getattr__()) up to the last part, and find matches for the rest via the- dir()function. Any exception raised during the evaluation of the expression is caught, silenced and- Noneis returned.
