!rlcompleter --- Completion function for GNU readline
synopsis: Python identifier completion, suitable for the GNU readline library.
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synopsis: Python identifier completion, suitable for the GNU readline library.
Source code: Lib/rlcompleter.py
The !rlcompleter module defines a completion function suitable to be passed to ~readline.set_completer in the readline module.
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 ~Completer.complete method is set as the readline completer . The method provides completion of valid Python identifiers and keywords .
>>> import rlcompleter >>> import readline >>> readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete") >>> readline. 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
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