make Completer.greedy configurable

IPython/core/completer.py

@@ -78,12 +78,14 b' import re'
 import shlex
 import sys
 
+from IPython.config.configurable import Configurable
 from IPython.core.error import TryNext
 from IPython.core.prefilter import ESC_MAGIC
 from IPython.utils import generics
 from IPython.utils import io
 from IPython.utils.dir2 import dir2
 from IPython.utils.process import arg_split
+from IPython.utils.traitlets import CBool
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Globals
@@ -210,6 +212,8 b' def single_dir_expand(matches):'
 
 class Bunch(object): pass
 
+DELIMS = ' \t\n`!@#$^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:\'",<>?'
+GREEDY_DELIMS = ' \r\n'
 
 class CompletionSplitter(object):
     """An object to split an input line in a manner similar to readline.
@@ -228,8 +232,7 b' class CompletionSplitter(object):'
     
     # A string of delimiter characters.  The default value makes sense for
     # IPython's most typical usage patterns.
-    #_delims = ' \t\n`!@#$^&*()=+[{]}\\|;:\'",<>?'
-    _delims = ' \n\t'
+    _delims = DELIMS
 
     # The expression (a normal string) to be compiled into a regular expression
     # for actual splitting.  We store it as an attribute mostly for ease of
@@ -261,11 +264,20 b' class CompletionSplitter(object):'
         return self._delim_re.split(l)[-1]
 
 
-class Completer(object):
-    def __init__(self, namespace=None, global_namespace=None):
+class Completer(Configurable):
+    
+    greedy = CBool(False, config=True,
+        help="""Activate greedy completion
+        
+        This will enable completion on elements of lists, results of function calls, etc.,
+        but can be unsafe because the code is actually evaluated on TAB.
+        """
+    )
+    
+    def __init__(self, namespace=None, global_namespace=None, config=None):
         """Create a new completer for the command line.
 
-        Completer([namespace,global_namespace]) -> completer instance.
+        Completer(namespace=ns,global_namespace=ns2) -> completer instance.
 
         If unspecified, the default namespace where completions are performed
         is __main__ (technically, __main__.__dict__). Namespaces should be
@@ -296,6 +308,8 b' class Completer(object):'
         else:
             self.global_namespace = global_namespace
 
+        super(Completer, self).__init__(config=config)
+
     def complete(self, text, state):
         """Return the next possible completion for 'text'.
 
@@ -356,11 +370,13 b' class Completer(object):'
 
         if m:
             expr, attr = m.group(1, 3)        
-        else:
+        elif self.greedy:
             m2 = re.match(r"(.+)\.(\w*)$", self.line_buffer)
             if not m2:
                 return []
             expr, attr = m2.group(1,2)
+        else:
+            return []
     
         try:
             obj = eval(expr, self.namespace)
@@ -385,8 +401,19 b' class Completer(object):'
 class IPCompleter(Completer):
     """Extension of the completer class with IPython-specific features"""
 
-    def __init__(self, shell, namespace=None, global_namespace=None,
-                 omit__names=True, alias_table=None, use_readline=True):
+    def _greedy_changed(self, name, old, new):
+        """update the splitter and readline delims when greedy is changed"""
+        if new:
+            self.splitter.set_delims(GREEDY_DELIMS)
+        else:
+            self.splitter.set_delims(DELIMS)
+        
+        if self.readline:
+            self.readline.set_completer_delims(self.splitter.get_delims())
+    
+    def __init__(self, shell=None, namespace=None, global_namespace=None,
+                 omit__names=True, alias_table=None, use_readline=True,
+                 config=None):
         """IPCompleter() -> completer
 
         Return a completer object suitable for use by the readline library
@@ -416,8 +443,6 b' class IPCompleter(Completer):'
           without readline, though in that case callers must provide some extra
           information on each call about the current line."""
 
-        Completer.__init__(self, namespace, global_namespace)
-
         self.magic_escape = ESC_MAGIC
         self.splitter = CompletionSplitter()
 
@@ -429,6 +454,10 b' class IPCompleter(Completer):'
         else:
             self.readline = None
 
+        # _greedy_changed() depends on splitter and readline being defined:
+        Completer.__init__(self, namespace=namespace, global_namespace=global_namespace,
+                            config=config)
+
         # List where completion matches will be stored
         self.matches = []
         self.omit__names = omit__names

IPython/core/interactiveshell.py

@@ -1749,12 +1749,14 b' class InteractiveShell(SingletonConfigurable, Magic):'
         from IPython.core.completerlib import (module_completer,
                                                magic_run_completer, cd_completer)
         
-        self.Completer = IPCompleter(self,
-                                     self.user_ns,
-                                     self.user_global_ns,
-                                     self.readline_omit__names,
-                                     self.alias_manager.alias_table,
-                                     self.has_readline)
+        self.Completer = IPCompleter(shell=self,
+                                     namespace=self.user_ns,
+                                     global_namespace=self.user_global_ns,
+                                     omit__names=self.readline_omit__names,
+                                     alias_table=self.alias_manager.alias_table,
+                                     use_readline=self.has_readline,
+                                     config=self.config,
+                                     )
         
         # Add custom completers to the basic ones built into IPCompleter
         sdisp = self.strdispatchers.get('complete_command', StrDispatch())

IPython/core/tests/test_completer.py

@@ -181,3 +181,14 b' def test_local_file_completions():'
     finally:
         # prevent failures from making chdir stick
         os.chdir(cwd)
+
+def test_greedy_completions():
+    ip = get_ipython()
+    ip.Completer.greedy = False
+    ip.ex('a=range(5)')
+    _,c = ip.complete('.',line='a[0].')
+    nt.assert_false('a[0].real' in c, "Shouldn't have completed on a[0]: %s"%c)
+    ip.Completer.greedy = True
+    _,c = ip.complete('.',line='a[0].')
+    nt.assert_true('a[0].real' in c, "Should have completed on a[0]: %s"%c)
+

IPython/frontend/terminal/ipapp.py

@@ -35,6 +35,7 b' from IPython.config.loader import ('
 from IPython.config.application import boolean_flag
 from IPython.core import release
 from IPython.core import usage
+from IPython.core.completer import Completer
 from IPython.core.crashhandler import CrashHandler
 from IPython.core.formatters import PlainTextFormatter
 from IPython.core.application import (
@@ -198,6 +199,7 b' class TerminalIPythonApp(BaseIPythonApplication, InteractiveShellApp):'
             TerminalInteractiveShell,
             ProfileDir,
             PlainTextFormatter,
+            Completer,
         ]
     
     subcommands = Dict(dict(