Tabcompleter

1.4.0 · active · verified Sun Apr 12

Tabcompleter is a Python library that provides autocompletion functionality in the Python console, enhancing the interactive experience. It is a friendly fork of the unmaintained `fancycompleter` package. The current version is 1.4.0, and releases occur as needed to address bugs and support newer Python versions.

Warnings

breaking Support for Python 3.7 was dropped in version 1.4.0. Users on Python 3.7 or older environments will not be able to install or use tabcompleter 1.4.0 or newer.
Fix: Upgrade your Python environment to version 3.8 or newer to use the latest tabcompleter releases.
breaking Support for Python 3.6 was dropped in version 1.3.0. Users on Python 3.6 will not be able to install or use tabcompleter 1.3.0 or newer.
Fix: Upgrade your Python environment to version 3.7 or newer (preferably 3.8+) to use tabcompleter.
gotcha There were issues with tab completion on Python 3.13 on Windows prior to version 1.4.0.
Fix: Ensure you are using tabcompleter version 1.4.0 or newer if working with Python 3.13 on Windows.
gotcha Tabcompleter is a fork of the `fancycompleter` library, which is no longer maintained. While functional, users migrating from `fancycompleter` should be aware of this lineage.
Fix: For ongoing maintenance and compatibility with newer Python versions, prefer `tabcompleter` over `fancycompleter`.

Install

pip install tabcompleter Install stable version

Imports

tabcompleter
```
import tabcompleter
```
The library is typically imported and then its install method is called to enable autocompletion.

Quickstart

To enable tab completion in your Python console, simply import the library and call its `install()` method. This will set up the necessary hooks for autocompletion.

import tabcompleter
tabcompleter.install()

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