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Autosuggestion is a very useful feature available in fish, zsh, and prompt-toolkit.

Ptpython allows users to enable this feature in ptpython/config.py.

This feature allows users to accept autosuggestions with ctrl e, ctrl f, or right arrow as described below.

  1. Start ipython

../_images/auto_suggest_prompt_no_text.png

  1. Run print("hello")

../_images/auto_suggest_print_hello_suggest.png

  1. Press p to see the autosuggestion

../_images/auto_suggest_print_hello_suggest.png

  1. Press ctrl f, or ctrl e, or right arrow to accept the suggestion

../_images/auto_suggest_print_hello.png

You can also complete word by word:

  1. Run def say_hello(): print("hello")

../_images/auto_suggest_second_prompt.png

  1. Press d to see the autosuggestion

../_images/audo_suggest_d_phantom.png

  1. Press alt f to accept the first word of the suggestion

../_images/auto_suggest_def_phantom.png

Importantly, this feature does not interfere with tab completion:

  1. After running def say_hello(): print("hello"), press d

../_images/audo_suggest_d_phantom.png

  1. Press Tab to start tab completion

../_images/auto_suggest_d_completions.png

3A. Press Tab again to select the first option

../_images/auto_suggest_def_completions.png

3B. Press alt f to accept to accept the first word of the suggestion

../_images/auto_suggest_def_phantom.png

3C. Press ctrl f or ctrl e to accept the entire suggestion

../_images/auto_suggest_match_parens.png

To install a version of ipython with autosuggestions enabled, run:

pip install git+https://github.com/mskar/ipython@auto_suggest

Currently, autosuggestions are only shown in the emacs or vi insert editing modes:

As a reminder, IPython master has diverged from the 7.x branch, thus master may have more feature and API changes.

Backwards incompatible changes