Where to put tab completion configuration in python?

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python tab completion Mac OSX 10.7 (Lion)

The above link shows that the following code can be used for autocompletion in python.

import readline
import rlcompleter
if 'libedit' in readline.__doc__:
    readline.parse_and_bind("bind ^I rl_complete")
else:
    readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")

But I don't see where to put it so that it can be loaded at startup. I tried ~/.pythonrc, but it did not work.

Does anybody know what is the current way to load such a configuration automatically for an interactive python session?

Python 2 or 3? This should happen automatically on Python 3. — user2357112, Mar 14 '18 at 20:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 14 '18 at 20:39

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You need to set PYTHONSTARTUP environment variable to ~/.pythonrc. Put PYTHONSTARTUP=~/.pythonrc into your .bash_profile

answered Mar 14 '18 at 20:39

Dmitry Platonov

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 14 '18 at 21:43

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Actually, there is no need to set ~/.pythonrc. For Mac, one just needs to set ~/.editrc with the following content.

bind -v
bind ^I rl_complete

answered Mar 14 '18 at 21:43

user1424739

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You can do that, but it's going to affect a lot more than just Python if you do. That may be a good thing or a bad thing. – user2357112 Mar 15 '18 at 01:07

Where to put tab completion configuration in python?

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