prompt-toolkit / prompt-toolkit/python-prompt-toolkit
Looking to autocomplete and move cursor
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Description
I've spent quite some time looking through buffers, prompt, and completes etc in src and docs to see if I could find an obvious way to do this but am a little stuck.
I'm looking to auto complete a certain phrase but then move the cursor one character back. I.e. start typing "foo" and the completer returns foo: () but then leaves the cursor between the brackets.
Any guidance/thoughts are much appreciated
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the autocomplete-related material in src and docs, especially the buffers, prompt, and completes areas mentioned in the issue. Determine whether the completer API supports placing the cursor inside an inserted phrase; done would be a confirmed guidance path or a clearly scoped change request.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100