Benjamin Rutt wrote: > Fernando Perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> I certainly don't want to discourage you from learning about python >> introspection, it's one of the most fun aspects of the language. But just >> as an FYI, the pydoc system already does much of what you have in mind, at >> least if I'm reading your description correctly: >> >> planck[/tmp]> pydoc -p 12345 >> pydoc server ready at http://localhost:12345/ > > thanks, I'm aware of that actually, and seeing all the information > available there was inspiring to me.
OK, you never know :) > what I am actually trying to do is to build a database of Python > modules. so then later, I can write a tool in my favorite editor > (Emacs) to invoke some forms of completion against this database > (e.g. os.remov<TAB> or socket.<TAB> to see a list of all socket module > definitions). well, I have no idea if this will be of any use, but it might: http://cedet.sourceforge.net/ I use their speedbar quite a bit, but it sounds from the description like they have some other fancier tools. I'd be quite curious to know if they play nicely with python (they mention C++ explicitly), and how much value they add. Let me know if you are familiar with them, or if you end up investigating these further. Cheers, f -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
