gu wrote: > Steve Holden wrote: >> gu wrote: >>> Hi, my Python program can be launched with a range of different options >>> (or subcommands) like: >>> >>> $ myProgram doSomething >>> $ myProgram doSomethingElse >>> $ myProgram nowDoSomethingDifferent >>> >>> I want it to use auto-completion with so that if i type "myProgram d" it >>> returns "myProgram doSomething" and if i type "myProgram n" it renders >>> "myProgram nowDoSomethingDifferent". This is similar to the average use >>> of the module rlcompleter, but it does not pick possible completion >>> options from the filesystem (or from history) but from a custom set of >>> strings (that correspond to the available options for my program) >>> >>> Any idea on how to implement this? >>> >>> I'm aware of the variable PYTHONSTARTUP (that should point to a file I >>> don't know how to write). >>> >>> As a working example, django-admin (from the django package) has the >>> same exact feature i'm looking for >> >> The issue here is that Python doesn't get control until afer you've hit >> RETURN on the command line. so nothing you can do in your program or >> interpreter setup will have any effect on how the command shell behaves. >> >> regards >> Steve > > I see, but how does django-admin work, then? > Probably the issue you has was not knowing the name of the feature. When I asked Google to tell me about django-admin command completion it said:
http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/1240 as the first hit. As you will see, this is done by configuring the shell to know about the specific commands it has to deal with. Enjoy! regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
