Bug 279234 – dev-lang/python: Extra space on completion when using readline-6.0

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Dror Levin (RETIRED) 2009-07-26 22:56:38 UTC]

When using autocompletion in python 2.6 with readline 6.0 there's an extra space after the completed word (e.g. in ipython). There's a patch for this issue in Arch, I will attach it here.

[Comment 1 Dror Levin (RETIRED) 2009-07-26 22:59:44 UTC]

Created attachment 199262 [details, diff]
Patch applied in Arch

From http://repos.archlinux.org/viewvc.cgi/python/repos/extra-i686/

[Comment 2 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (RETIRED) 2009-07-26 23:07:10 UTC]

Has this problem been reported to Python upstream?

[Comment 3 Dror Levin (RETIRED) 2009-07-27 07:47:44 UTC]

Yes, it is reported in http://bugs.python.org/issue5833
The patch attached is a subset of the patch in that report, only fixing the space issue.
Sorry for forgetting to include the upstream bug.

[Comment 4 nachopro 2009-10-07 13:18:50 UTC]

This patch works for me ;)

[Comment 5 Dror Levin (RETIRED) 2010-02-02 20:23:46 UTC]

The upstream bug says the patch was committed to all branches (2.6, 2.7, 3.1, 3.2), which means it'll be in 2.6.5 (if that ever gets released). In this case, can it be applied in 2.6.4 to save us some waiting?

[Comment 6 Arfrever Frehtes Taifersar Arahesis (RETIRED) 2010-03-22 18:12:46 UTC]

Fixed in 2.6.5 and 3.1.2.