Function module_completion

IPython/core/completerlib.py:238–267

Returns a list containing the completion possibilities for an import line. The line looks like this : 'import xml.d' 'from xml.dom import'

(line)

    get_ipython().set_hook('complete_command',do_complete, str_key = cmd)

def module_completion(line):
    """
    Returns a list containing the completion possibilities for an import line.

    The line looks like this :
    'import xml.d'
    'from xml.dom import'
    """

    words = line.split(' ')
    nwords = len(words)

    # from whatever <tab> -> 'import '
    if nwords == 3 and words[0] == 'from':
        return ['import ']

    # 'from xy<tab>' or 'import xy<tab>'
    if nwords < 3 and (words[0] in {'%aimport', 'import', 'from'}) :
        if nwords == 1:
            return get_root_modules()
        mod = words[1].split('.')
        if len(mod) < 2:
            return get_root_modules()
        completion_list = try_import('.'.join(mod[:-1]), True)
        return ['.'.join(mod[:-1] + [el]) for el in completion_list]

    # 'from xyz import abc<tab>'
    if nwords >= 3 and words[0] == 'from':
        mod = words[1]
        return try_import(mod)

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