IDLE: use rlcompleter suffixed for completions
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topic-IDLE
type-feature
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 77.2k
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Description
| BPO | 40892 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @terryjreedy |
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title = 'IDLE: use rlcompleter suffixed for completions'
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Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating IDLE's completion entry point and its use of rlcompleter; the issue text provides no file or test guidance. Confirm the intended suffixed-completion behavior from the linked BPO issue and discussion, then add coverage that demonstrates the completed behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100