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Optcomplete
Computer languages Python  +
Full description 'optcomplete' provides programmable shell 'optcomplete' provides programmable shell completion support for Python scripts that use the 'optparse' module. It implements the Bash completion protocol, and a simple common shell function invokes the script to provide the completion suggestions. Since an optparse parser already has most of the useful information required to provide completions, only two lines of code are needed to provide basic support for completions to an existing script. It also lets the developer to provide per-option completion, etc. per to provide per-option completion, etc.
Homepage URL http://furius.ca/optcomplete  +
Interface command-line  +
Is GNU false  +
Keywords shell  + , bash  + , Python  + , completion  + , command  + , optcomplete  +
Last review by Janet Casey +
Last review date 7 January 2008  +
License BSD 3Clause +
License verified by Janet Casey  +
License verified date 29 January 2004  +
Name Optcomplete  +
Prerequisite description optcomplete  +
Prerequisite kind Required to use  +
Programming-language python  +
Real name Martin Blais  +
Resource URL mailto:blais@furius.ca  +
Resource audience Bug Tracking  + , Developer  + , Support  +
Resource kind E-mail  +
Revisionid 1,477  +
Revisiontimestamp 12 April 2011 12:52:08  +
Revisionuser WikiSysop +
Role Maintainer  +
Short description Provides programmable shell completion for the 'optparse' module  +
Software-development programming-language  +
Submitted by Database conversion +
Submitted date 1 April 2011  +
Use software-development  +
User level none  +
Version comment 1.2 stable released 2004-01-29
Version date 29 January 2004  +
Version download http://furius.ca/downloads/optcomplete/optcomplete-1.2.tar.bz2  +
Version identifier 1.2  +
Version status stable  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 24 May 2012 22:57:46  +
Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. Entry  +
EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. blais@iro.umontreal.ca  +
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