Questions tagged [python]
use for Python programming language in Emacs. Emacs supports several versions of the language implementation, versions, and coding styles. Python questions should augment with additional tags as appropriate as described in the description below.
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Python package installation and pyvenv
I use pyvenv to create new environments and activate them. I, sometimes, use libs that are not in standard lib, and I usually have to install them with pip3 module/command.
For example, to install ...
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How to enable jupyter-python for org mode in Doom?
I just installed emacs 29.1 on Linux Mint. Then I downloaded and installed Doom - which seems to be operating properly.
How do I enable Doom to run jupyter-python source blocks in an org document? I ...
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TextIOWrapper error when trying to pass strings between Python session code blocks
This worked seamlessly, but at some point, I lost the ability to pass string-type variable values between code blocks in Org Babel.
Let’s take the following example:
#+begin_src python :session *PY* :...
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Enabling flake8 and pylint to work with lsp-mode mode in my init file
Before installing LSP, flycheck had no problem running flake8 and pylint. According to this Reddit thread this is should be possible, but I'm having no luck.
LSP is enabled in my init file pretty ...
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Getting a start-process: Spawning child process: Exec format error while running python (elpy)
I'm running python 3.12 at work on windows using emacs as IDE. At home I'm running linux where my setup works without any issue. However, at work with windows I struggle to get it properly run.
I have ...
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python shell complete not working
To reproduce, in an inferior-python shell, type "a=[0,1]; a[0].[tab]", here [tab] means the tab key, no completion.
In a terminal, the above procedure will pop up a completion list.
(python-...
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Indenting Python multiline argument lists like Black/Ruff
I want to configure Emacs to indent multiline argument lists in Python like Black or Ruff (4 spaces before each argument), but Emacs is very insistent on following PEP-8 (8 spaces). Even if I manually ...
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Why doesn't my emacs use lsp-pyright?
I've desperately been trying to use the lsp-pyright server, but Emacs doesn't seem to recognize that it's installed...
What I did:
Configured it like described in the docs:
(use-package lsp-pyright
:...
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Python command works in term but doesn't in eshell
I'm trying to run a python script using selenium (that should call the executable geckodriver, installed) but, while the script runs in term, it errors in eshell (and in the python console).
A minimal ...
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Defining bindings for python(-ts)-mode fails mysteriously
Setting up bindings for Python Mode (and its Tree Sitter variant) with the following use-package form mysteriously fails:
(use-package python
:bind (:map python-mode-map
("C-x *&...
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Output from evaluating python source code blocks in org-mode not correct [duplicate]
After switching to Mac from Windows, the output of my python org-mode code blocks are not working properly. It keeps printing what seems to be the backend python call instead of the code output. And ...
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fix project root for elpy
I have following in the settings file:
(setq elpy-project-root "~/Development")
But it doesn't work. I have to explicitly from within emacs have to call elpy-set-project-root which works. ...
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how to configure and use dumb-jump
I have following in my init.el file:
(use-package dumb-jump
:straight t
:init
)
(add-hook 'xref-backend-functions #'dumb-jump-xref-activate)
(setq xref-show-definitions-function #'xref-show-...
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debugging python code
I've mostly used R with ESS before, but now I'm using python for a data sciency project. My general workflow is having a split screen with code on one side and the shell on the other (I generally don'...
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org-mode not producing plots with python source blocks
I'm trying to use org-mode to knit a document with some text and plots produced with python. However, when I export the org file to html or pdf, it doesn't output the plots, only the text and code.
I ...
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Setting correct flycheck checker with Python's poetry in Doom Emacs
I have a Python project managed with Poetry. Poetry creates virtual environments in ~/.cache/pypoetry/virtualenvs/ where all the dependencies are installed, including pylint. This means that if I want ...
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How to auto indent?
Say I'm in foo.py and I want to paste something into the docstr of function f:
something:
foo
bar
def f():
"""
"""
My current workflow (evil normal mode, ...
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Yasnippet returns Wrong type argument: listp
After inserting the snippet I'm able to type the function name.
But after tabbing to args, I get the error Wrong type argument: listp on typing
Is it python-args-to-docstring failing at it's job?
I've ...
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Python Org Babel producing garbled result
I have the following settings on for org-babel
#+PROPERTY: header-args:python :python ~/env/pt/bin/python :session a :results drawer output replace
When I evaluate a code block, the results are some ...
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Emacs: elpy-shell-send-region-or-buffer is not using Python virtualenv
I am using GNU Emacs 29.3 on Windows 11 and have configured Elpy manually. I am a beginner in Elpy. It seems to be working as expected. I can see the auto-completion and documentation hints.
However, ...
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How to jump to definitions in different modules using `eglot`
I am using eglot (have tried both pyright and pylsp).
Jumping to definition at point works, but when I select a variable imported from a different package, or the package itself, nothing happens.
For ...
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How to jump to a failed test while testing python?
I know this is a pretty broad question and maybe even non-emacs related.
However I don't know where to start but develop python using dap-mode
Usually I have two buffers: sometest.py and a terminal ...
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every time I run python code I get message sent: and the first line
hello I am trying to run python application on Emacs as an IDE I installed pyel and pyright from pip and package installer but now some time the result is showing and sometime it is not trying to push ...
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How to evaluate python code in org-mode when only python3 is provided by the package manager?
Recently I started to use guix as my operating system.
I installed python3 for my user via guix install python3.
python itself is not available in the package repository, which I verified by running ...
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use output of python code block from other python code block
My emacs is 29.2 in linux. I try below code to use output from first python block, but the output in second block is None after press C- C-c.
#+name: testblock
#+begin_src python
print("hello&...
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Python-mode code navigation
How can I navigate from an abstract class/method to the implementations of that class/method? Using the M-. I can jump to function definition but I can't find a way to easily find the implementation.
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Org Mode Code Sessions Scope
I'm trying to use sessions within an org file to keep the code workspace as I need something similar in style to the Jupyter Notebooks. The issue I'm having is this isn't restricting the session to ...
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Install elpy on emacs
I checked the elpy site but came across an error where the package cannot be found? I am new to emacs and need a little help reading the error message.
The specific code in the init file I tried to ...
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fill-region fails as fill-forward-paragraph complains about argument type
I am trying to fill a region within a Python docstring. The function find-docstring-limits returns the limits of the docstring. Here is the function:
(defun indent-docstring-paragraph ()
"...
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Defining custom Python skeletons
I'm trying to define a custom Python skeleton and have found there are two macros in python.el that might be of use here.
After poking around and looking at the value for python-skeleton-autoinsert it ...
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Org Babel: Possible to get Python shell with session?
When I make an Org Babel shell code block with for instance a :session a header argument, it automatically makes a buffer a with the shell for this session, so I can explore it interactively.
This is ...
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Org Babel: Open Python shell on session?
When I run an Org Babel shell code block with e.g. :session a header argument, it automatically opens a buffer a with the shell for this session, so I can explore it interactively.
I love this feature!...
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In Python buffer erase large output
Python buffers support comint-delete-output, but if I forget to do it before entering another command, I have a big hunk of text I can't easily erase.
In shell mode, I can set the mark and run comint-...
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fill-paragraph for Google style docstrings
When editing an existing docstring in Google style you need to call a function like fill-paragraph to cut the long lines while preserving the proper indentation. However fill-paragraph will not work ...
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No output in Python inferior buffer after C-c C-c
OS: Windows 11 (64 bit)
Python version: 3.12.0 (64 bit)
Emacs version: 29.1
I use LSP mode in Emacs for Python programming and I have in my Emacs init.el file the following:
(custom-set-variables
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How to use eglot to set analyze path for python project?
I'm trying to use eglot on gem5, but I've noticed that I need to specify the analysis directory as src/python, and I understand that it seems to be possible to set this by setting eglot-workspace-...
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Why does adding a return value to my Python code stop it from printing?
Load up Emacs in the default modes, i.e. emacs -Q. After this, make a new .Org file with the following contents and run the Emacs Lisp code.
(setq org-babel-python-command "python3")
(setq ...
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how to turn off python formatting in emacs
I have a python program that I edit in emacs. However, sometimes when I save it, it gets re-indented, and in doing so, messes up the indentation of sections, where I have some code and then some ...
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org-babel python code block - not showing errors during execution
I have a python code block in an org-file that when executed results in some error. I was expecting to see that error in the #+RESULTS: block, but it doesn't show up. I have to navigate to the python ...
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set the correct major mode for script files based on interpreter
I want to make a function that will set the correct major mode based on the interpreter used for a script.
I don't want to include extensions in my scripts (because that can be annoying if making cli ...
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add a new line with the same indentation level as the current line
when python code block gets larger, it's hard to find the right indentation level
def foo():
for a in l: # l1
# l1-1
for b in k: # l2
print(a)
# (2)
print(b)
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How do i I use a virtualenv with pylint in flycheck?
I use pylint in flycheck via the python-flycheck plugin. By default it uses emacs's virtualenv which lives here: ~/.emacs.d/.python-environments/default on my machine. I would prefer if it used the ...
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Bad closing bracket indentation for electric-pair in python
I am getting the wrong indentation for closing braces when I use electric-pair mode in python.
For example, if I place the cursor (|) like so :
for i in range(10):
foo = [|]
and hit return, then ...
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Configure lsp-mode to start the python server when in snakemake major mode
I would like to know if it's possible to configure LSP mode to start the Python server when I work on a snakemake file (snakemake-mode), as I use heavily use Python in this mode also.
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company-mode with python inserts weird characters
Company mode suggests the right completions, but when I press RET I get weird characters, probably denoting the position, I was expecting to be able to cycle between each of these spots with tab or at ...
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change the tag of the exported code
I want to change the exported tag of
#+begin_src python
..
#+end_src
exports to
\begin{verbatim}
...
\end{verbatim}
I want it to be export to
\begin{python}
\end{python}
Anyone has any idea ?...
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auto-mode-alist for python files
Am doing the following for org files.
(add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.org\\'" . org-mode))
What should I do for python ?
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Using emacs for learning python with numpy
I would like to use emacs for learning python with numpy. How can I proceed ? Have seen other using Jupyter but would prefer using emacs instead.
Would it be possible to have a simple example using ...
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OSC 8 links not working in the Comint mode
According to the NEWS for Emacs 28.1 (Ctrl-f "OSC 8, for hyperlinks"), the comint-mode supports the OSC 8 styled links. But when I compile (interpret) a file "test.py" with ...
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python-shell-completion-complete-or-indent (Tab, in an inferior python mode shell) completes "__PYTHON_EL_eval_file"
On Emacs 29, Python 3.11.3, IPython 8.13.2
A strange behavior seems to have recently started. When opening a python shell with run-python and then python-shell-send-buffer or python-shell-send-file ...
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