bug#18582: 24.4.50; [python.el] completion error

[fgallina@gnu.org (Fabián Ezequiel Gallina)]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:

>>>> I get the error as well when I load Emacs with -Q.  I get the error
>>>> when I do find-library python eval-buffer before loading any .py
>>>> files.  Find library points to python.el.gz in
>>>> /usr/share/emacs/24.4.50/lisp/progmodes/.  When I do M-: (md5
>>> 
>>> That's clearly not from `emacs-24', then (24.4.50 is from trunk,
>>> `emacs-24' uses 24.3.93 as version number).
>
>> Okay, I rebuild again and now the path is correct.  I see the same as
>> you now, that is no error and no completion on library names in
>> import.
>
> Great, thanks.  Hopefully Fabián can take a look at it soon, because
> this is getting into a territory that requires more knowledge about the
> python interactive loop than I have.
>

Import completion is only available for iPython -- or if the `IPython`
module is on the path.  From a quick glance on the discussion I think
python.el is doing the right thing, I'll be able to check this better
over the weekend.



Fabián