API docs and auto complete

[jiamingfeng]

I love the have auto completion working in Visual Studio Code with UnrealEnginePython.
Is there anyway to do that?

If not, is there a way to have some APIs doc to reference to?

[sinokgr]

Hey @jiamingfeng, I don't know about auto-completion, but in terms of docs, I believe you can find most of the things you want in the following files:
README
PythonConsole
sequencer_API
uObject_API
Hope that helps 😄

[rdeioris]

Even this file would be helpful https://github.com/20tab/UnrealEnginePython/blob/master/Source/UnrealEnginePython/Private/UEPyModule.cpp#L87

Take in account that those are the python-specific functions. The reflection-based functions are the same of the Blueprint api.

[jiamingfeng]

Thanks for the reply @sinokgr @rdeioris .
I guess the python console is still a bit hard to use and I was getting a bit frustrated.
Is the ue.exec("file.py") the best way to test my own script?

[sinokgr]

@jiamingfeng, personally, if I want to test something, what I do is I import in console the module like "import file" and then run my defs from "file.my_def()". If I change anything I do "reload(file)" and run the def again.

[rdeioris]

@jiamingfeng you can map python script to menus (#29 (comment)) but yes, the console currently sucks. Next step will be adding history support and the printing of the last evaluated statement (like the standard python interactive console)