Re: Suggestion for python.el and emacs.py

[Dave Love]

Steven Huwig <address@hidden> writes:

>> Anyhow, I don't think it's appropriate for Emacs to override the
>> user's Python startup like that.
>
> If nothing else in the Python environment is being overridden or having
> its behavior changed by Emacs, I agree.

That's the idea, apart from needing to import emacs.py.

> Perhaps a line in documentation
> or a customization variable would suffice. I have used Emacs and Python
> for some time and never really realized that pprint would solve my line
> wrap problems so easily until the question was raised for the dozenth
> time by the dozenth acquaintance. I'd like to save others the time to
> research the same question while making interacting with Python a bit
> nicer out-of-the-box in Emacs.

I don't see what this has to do with Emacs.  Why would you want that
in an Emacs sub-process but not interacting with python from the
shell?

> I do notice that completion doesn't seem to work if an item's list of
> attributes is too long (try completing "os.<M-Tab>").
> Is that one of these bugs, or have I managed to overlook something?

What is the problem in that case?  I don't see it on a quick try.

> I only just discovered python.el recently, having used python-mode and
> being frustrated by it at various points.

I'm glad if it's useful.  It's a pity it requires an unreleased Emacs.