Code completion: 'matplotlib' and '%matplotlib'

[dpsanders]

From ipython if I do

import matplotlib

mat<TAB>

then the following is shown:

 %matplotlib   matplotlib

but the word I am typing stays at mat instead of completing to matplotlib.

Compare this with

hello1 = 1
hello2 = 2

hel<TAB>

which completes hel to `hello``

The problem seems to be in the %, which is confusing the completer.

This prevents the use of autocompletion for matplotlib in the IPython terminal.
The Notebook has reasonably good behaviour: the first press of TAB brings up a dropdown with the two options, and the second completes matplotlib.

However, it would be better to have the non-magic version shown first, since this is the one that people will almost always want using the following workflow:

%matplotlib   # mat<TAB> correctly completes to %matplotlib
import matplotlib
mat<TAB>   # currently completes first to %matplotlib. Should prefer matplotlib

[dpsanders]

I have a found a fix for the relative ordering of %matplotlib and matplotlib, which I will include in a PR to follow.

The fact that the IPython terminal does not complete all of matplotlib is still unsolved.

[Carreau]

Taging as wishlist. Meaning that it will be nice but we do not have explicit plan/deadline to work on it.

[dpsanders]

I have the fix ready, just need to write the test.

On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Matthias Bussonnier <
notifications@github.com> wrote:

Taging as wishlist. Meaning that it will be nice but we do not have
explicit plan/deadline to work on it.

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