How to auto complete in an iPython notebook while on ipdb?

Question

I am running some cell in an iPython notebook. I used the %%debug command in the head of the cell. Now, when i am on ipdb prompt and i hit the ctrl+space or tab, auto complete can't seem to be working.

How to use auto complete?

There is no tab completion in the debugger when using any of the Jupyter frontends. Because of the design, there is not currently an easy way to do that. — Thomas K
– Thomas K, Commented Mar 19, 2016 at 18:56

Jones1220 · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-27 13:54:02Z

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Install pyreadline:

pip install pyreadline

Open jupyter notebook & run the following in one the cell:

%config IPCompleter.greedy=True

Whenever you want to do autocomplete, just press TAB.

Works for me !!!

edited Sep 27, 2018 at 13:54

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3 Comments

Chogg Over a year ago

What operating system, etc. were you using? With firefox on OSX this doesn't work for me. The tab key just moves me into the next jupyter window. Any suggestions? Cheers.

n0tis Over a year ago

same on windows 10

Maelstorm Over a year ago

Hey - i'm facing same situation on OSX, firefox. Did you solve yours?

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