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author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2012-03-27 05:46:54 (GMT) |
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committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2012-03-27 05:46:54 (GMT) |
commit | dc5a4e16118caeac1168b6f47e580d388f101bfd (patch) | |
tree | 6cde0f000e1caf9821f3f3bf7c3b32ab7a781aaf /Lib | |
parent | c0fdf6cf7af68ceae7172df321f68510a76d8829 (diff) | |
parent | d86440750f7f81a024a9bb2e9053b290ec9b40d4 (diff) | |
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merge with 3.2
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diff --git a/Lib/rlcompleter.py b/Lib/rlcompleter.py index 8b74ffa..d3a4437 100644 --- a/Lib/rlcompleter.py +++ b/Lib/rlcompleter.py @@ -1,13 +1,11 @@ -"""Word completion for GNU readline 2.0. +"""Word completion for GNU readline. -This requires the latest extension to the readline module. The completer -completes keywords, built-ins and globals in a selectable namespace (which -defaults to __main__); when completing NAME.NAME..., it evaluates (!) the -expression up to the last dot and completes its attributes. +The completer completes keywords, built-ins and globals in a selectable +namespace (which defaults to __main__); when completing NAME.NAME..., it +evaluates (!) the expression up to the last dot and completes its attributes. -It's very cool to do "import sys" type "sys.", hit the -completion key (twice), and see the list of names defined by the -sys module! +It's very cool to do "import sys" type "sys.", hit the completion key (twice), +and see the list of names defined by the sys module! Tip: to use the tab key as the completion key, call @@ -15,21 +13,19 @@ Tip: to use the tab key as the completion key, call Notes: -- Exceptions raised by the completer function are *ignored* (and -generally cause the completion to fail). This is a feature -- since -readline sets the tty device in raw (or cbreak) mode, printing a -traceback wouldn't work well without some complicated hoopla to save, -reset and restore the tty state. +- Exceptions raised by the completer function are *ignored* (and generally cause + the completion to fail). This is a feature -- since readline sets the tty + device in raw (or cbreak) mode, printing a traceback wouldn't work well + without some complicated hoopla to save, reset and restore the tty state. -- The evaluation of the NAME.NAME... form may cause arbitrary -application defined code to be executed if an object with a -__getattr__ hook is found. Since it is the responsibility of the -application (or the user) to enable this feature, I consider this an -acceptable risk. More complicated expressions (e.g. function calls or -indexing operations) are *not* evaluated. +- The evaluation of the NAME.NAME... form may cause arbitrary application + defined code to be executed if an object with a __getattr__ hook is found. + Since it is the responsibility of the application (or the user) to enable this + feature, I consider this an acceptable risk. More complicated expressions + (e.g. function calls or indexing operations) are *not* evaluated. - When the original stdin is not a tty device, GNU readline is never -used, and this module (and the readline module) are silently inactive. + used, and this module (and the readline module) are silently inactive. """ |