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Re: cannot select python mode manually
From: |
Ray |
Subject: |
Re: cannot select python mode manually |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 19:30:25 +0000 |
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KNode/0.7.2 |
Vasily Korytov wrote:
> On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 13:37:21 +0000, rayj@tau-re.org wrote:
>
>> A bit of an EMACS newbie here, despite having used it on and off for
>> years. So forgive me if this is really simple!
>>
>> If I edit a python file the python mode comes in automatically and works
>> fine. However,if I have another file and want to engage python mode
>> manually (M-x python-mode) Emacs replies [no match]
>>
>> python-mode.el and .elc are in /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp along with
>> other modes that work fine when invoked with M-x !
>>
>> Can any one give me some pointers as to what to check?
>
> Just (autoload 'python-mode "python-mode" nil t) or
> (require 'python-mode).
>
> I don't know, if this is documented somewhere in the FAQs, but usually
> major modes do have a comment, explaining, how to install it.
>
Excellent. Thank you and the other poster for that. (require 'python-mode)
worked. I am using the standard .emacs (and other related files!) that
came with SuSE, so I probably ought to read around a bit more as all sorts
of stuff is going on in them :/
Yours,
--
Ray