Allow tab completion when inputing filepath?

[Keith Hughitt]

Hi all,

I've been looking around on the web for a way to do this, but so far
have not come across anything for this particular application. I have
found some ways to enable tab completion for program-related commands,
but not for system filepaths. This would be nice to have when
prompting the user to enter a file/directory location.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Keith

 

[Tim Golden]

I've been looking around on the web for a way to do this, but so far
have not come across anything for this particular application. I have
found some ways to enable tab completion for program-related commands,
but not for system filepaths. This would be nice to have when
prompting the user to enter a file/directory location.

What platform are you on? And what kind of display?
(Console / GUI / wxPython / Qt / Web...)

TJG

 

[Keith Hughitt]

What platform are you on? And what kind of display?
(Console / GUI / wxPython / Qt / Web...)

TJG

Hi TJG,

Currently Unix/Console. Although I don't have any plans at the moment
to add a GUI, it would be great if a cross-platform solution existed.

Keith

 

[Tim Golden]

Hi TJG,

Currently Unix/Console. Although I don't have any plans at the moment
to add a GUI, it would be great if a cross-platform solution existed.

Ah. Not my area then, I'm afraid I mostly do Windows stuff.
However, I don't remember ever coming across a standard way
of doing this, although it shouldn't be too hard to roll your own.

TJG

 

[Sion Arrowsmith]

[ ... ] I have
found some ways to enable tab completion for program-related commands,
but not for system filepaths.

Currently Unix/Console.

What's wrong with the readline module?
http://docs.python.org/lib/module-readline.html