Ipython auto-complete in Enthought Python Distribution

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I have installed the Enthought Python Distribution(academic license) on my 64-bit Windows machine. Since the I am using the academic license, it is the full EPD package(professional version) that got installed. Though all the packages and features(at least the ones I have tried) are working fine, I am having problem with auto complete in Ipython. On press of the options for auto complete are coming but on pressing again, it is not highlighting the options. Since there is no highlighting, there is no way of selecting the options either.

I have read the other similar questions in stackoverflow. The solution seems to be: install pyreadline. Though I have done that Ipython auto complete is still not providing me with highlighting of the options on pressing .

Update: I just checked the Enthought site. They have launched a newer version called Canopy. However, I do not want to upgrade to Canopy right now, as I have some projects going on and I do not want to risk breaking things right now.

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1 Answers

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  1. Be sure you've updated ipython using enpkg as described here: https://support.enthought.com/entries/22415022

  2. EPD already comes with pyreadline. I would be surprised if installing pyreadline separately would help.

  3. What highlighting are you expecting? I may be misunderstanding you, but IPython terminal's autocomplete is terminal-style (Press Tab, see your options, type some more characters, press Tab again, etc). Highlighting is not intrinsic to this process.

  4. You can run EPD and Canopy in parallel as described here: https://support.enthought.com/entries/23614903