Proper tab completion that actually completes.

IPython/frontend/linefrontendbase.py

@@ -1,162 +1,179
 """
 Base front end class for all line-oriented frontends.
 
 Currently this focuses on synchronous frontends.
 """
 __docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2008  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 import re
 
 import IPython
 
 
 from frontendbase import FrontEndBase
 from IPython.kernel.core.interpreter import Interpreter
 
+
+def common_prefix(strings):
+    ref = strings[0]
+    prefix = ''
+    for size in range(len(ref)):
+        test_prefix = ref[:size+1]
+        for string in strings[1:]:
+            if not string.startswith(test_prefix):
+                return prefix
+        prefix = test_prefix
+
+    return prefix
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Base class for the line-oriented front ends
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class LineFrontEndBase(FrontEndBase):
     
     # We need to keep the prompt number, to be able to increment
     # it when there is an exception.
     prompt_number = 1
 
     # To bootstrap
     last_result = dict(number=0)
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Public API
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     def __init__(self, shell=None, history=None):
         if shell is None:
             shell = Interpreter()
         FrontEndBase.__init__(self, shell=shell, history=history)
         
         #FIXME: print banner.
         banner = """IPython1 %s -- An enhanced Interactive Python.""" \
                             % IPython.__version__
 
 
-    def complete(self, token):
-        """Complete token in engine's user_ns
+    def complete(self, line):
+        """Complete line in engine's user_ns
         
         Parameters
         ----------
-        token : string
+        line : string
         
         Result
         ------
-        Deferred result of 
-        IPython.kernel.engineservice.IEngineBase.complete
+        The replacement for the line and the list of possible completions.
         """
-        
-        return self.shell.complete(token)
+        completions = self.shell.complete(line)
+        complete_sep =  re.compile('[\s\{\}\[\]\(\)\=]')
+        if completions:
+            prefix = common_prefix(completions) 
+            residual = complete_sep.split(line)[:-1]
+            line = line[:-len(residual)] + prefix
+        return line, completions 
  
 
     def render_result(self, result):
         if 'stdout' in result and result['stdout']:
             self.write('\n' + result['stdout'])
         if 'display' in result and result['display']:
             self.write("%s%s\n" % ( 
                             self.output_prompt % result['number'],
                             result['display']['pprint']
                             ) )
        
 
     def render_error(self, failure):
         self.insert_text('\n\n'+str(failure)+'\n\n')
         return failure
 
 
     def prefilter_input(self, string):
         string = string.replace('\r\n', '\n')
         string = string.replace('\t', 4*' ')
         # Clean the trailing whitespace
         string = '\n'.join(l.rstrip()  for l in string.split('\n'))
         return string
 
 
     def is_complete(self, string):
         if string in ('', '\n'):
             return True
         elif ( len(self.get_current_edit_buffer().split('\n'))>2 
                         and not re.findall(r"\n[\t ]*\n[\t ]*$", string)):
             return False
         else:
             # Add line returns here, to make sure that the statement is
             # complete.
             return FrontEndBase.is_complete(self, string.rstrip() + '\n\n')
     
 
     def execute(self, python_string, raw_string=None):
         """ Send the python_string to the interpreter, stores the
             raw_string in the history and starts a new prompt.
         """
         if raw_string is None:
             raw_string = python_string
         # Create a false result, in case there is an exception
         self.last_result = dict(number=self.prompt_number)
         try:
             self.history.input_cache[-1] = raw_string.rstrip()
             result = self.shell.execute(python_string)
             self.last_result = result
             self.render_result(result)
         except:
             self.show_traceback()
         finally:
             self.after_execute()
 
 
     def after_execute(self):
         """ All the operations required after an execution to put the
             terminal back in a shape where it is usable.
         """
         self.prompt_number += 1
         self.new_prompt(self.prompt % (self.last_result['number'] + 1))
         # Start a new empty history entry
         self._add_history(None, '')
         self.history_cursor = len(self.history.input_cache) - 1
 
 
     def _on_enter(self):
         """ Called when the return key is pressed in a line editing
             buffer.
         """
         current_buffer = self.get_current_edit_buffer()
         cleaned_buffer = self.prefilter_input(current_buffer)
         if self.is_complete(cleaned_buffer):
             self.execute(cleaned_buffer, raw_string=current_buffer)
         else:
             if len(current_buffer.split('\n'))>2:
                 # We need to clean the trailing '\n'
                 self.write(self._get_indent_string(current_buffer[:-1]))
             else:
                 self.write('\t')
 
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Private API
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     def _get_indent_string(self, string):
         string = string.replace('\t', ' '*4)
         string = string.split('\n')[-1]
         indent_chars = len(string) - len(string.lstrip())
         indent_string = '\t'*(indent_chars // 4) + \
                             ' '*(indent_chars % 4)
 
         return indent_string
  
     

IPython/frontend/wx/console_widget.py

@@ -1,405 +1,421
 # encoding: utf-8
 """
 A Wx widget to act as a console and input commands.
 
 This widget deals with prompts and provides an edit buffer
 restricted to after the last prompt.
 """
 
 __docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (C) 2008  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is
 #  in the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 import wx
 import wx.stc  as  stc
 
 from wx.py import editwindow
 
 import re
 
 # FIXME: Need to provide an API for non user-generated display on the
 # screen: this should not be editable by the user.
 
 if wx.Platform == '__WXMSW__':
     _DEFAULT_SIZE = 80
 else:
     _DEFAULT_SIZE = 10
 
 _DEFAULT_STYLE = {
     'stdout'      : 'fore:#0000FF',
     'stderr'      : 'fore:#007f00',
     'trace'       : 'fore:#FF0000',
 
     'default'     : 'size:%d' % _DEFAULT_SIZE,
     'bracegood'   : 'fore:#FFFFFF,back:#0000FF,bold',
     'bracebad'    : 'fore:#000000,back:#FF0000,bold',
 
     # properties for the various Python lexer styles
     'comment'       : 'fore:#007F00',
     'number'        : 'fore:#007F7F',
     'string'        : 'fore:#7F007F,italic',
     'char'          : 'fore:#7F007F,italic',
     'keyword'       : 'fore:#00007F,bold',
     'triple'        : 'fore:#7F0000',
     'tripledouble'  : 'fore:#7F0000',
     'class'         : 'fore:#0000FF,bold,underline',
     'def'           : 'fore:#007F7F,bold',
     'operator'      : 'bold'
     }
 
 # new style numbers
 _STDOUT_STYLE = 15
 _STDERR_STYLE = 16
 _TRACE_STYLE  = 17
 
 
 # system colors
 SYS_COLOUR_BACKGROUND = wx.SystemSettings.GetColour(wx.SYS_COLOUR_BACKGROUND)
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The console widget class
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class ConsoleWidget(editwindow.EditWindow):
     """ Specialized styled text control view for console-like workflow.
 
         This widget is mainly interested in dealing with the prompt and
         keeping the cursor inside the editing line.
     """
 
     title = 'Console'
 
     style = _DEFAULT_STYLE.copy()
 
     # Translation table from ANSI escape sequences to color. Override
     # this to specify your colors.
     ANSI_STYLES = {'0;30': [0, 'BLACK'],            '0;31': [1, 'RED'],
                    '0;32': [2, 'GREEN'],            '0;33': [3, 'BROWN'],
                    '0;34': [4, 'BLUE'],             '0;35': [5, 'PURPLE'],
                    '0;36': [6, 'CYAN'],             '0;37': [7, 'LIGHT GREY'],
                    '1;30': [8, 'DARK GREY'],        '1;31': [9, 'RED'],
                    '1;32': [10, 'SEA GREEN'],       '1;33': [11, 'YELLOW'],
                    '1;34': [12, 'LIGHT BLUE'],      '1;35':
                                                      [13, 'MEDIUM VIOLET RED'],
                    '1;36': [14, 'LIGHT STEEL BLUE'], '1;37': [15, 'YELLOW']}
 
     # The color of the carret (call _apply_style() after setting)
     carret_color = 'BLACK'
     
     
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Public API
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def __init__(self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, pos=wx.DefaultPosition, 
                         size=wx.DefaultSize, style=0, 
                         autocomplete_mode='popup'):
         """ Autocomplete_mode: Can be 'popup' or 'text'
             'text' show autocompletion in the text buffer
             'popup' show it with a dropdown popup
         """
         editwindow.EditWindow.__init__(self, parent, id, pos, size, style)
         self.configure_scintilla()
 
         # FIXME: we need to retrieve this from the interpreter.
         self.prompt = \
             '\n\x01\x1b[0;34m\x02In [\x01\x1b[1;34m\x02%i\x01\x1b[0;34m\x02]: \x01\x1b[0m\x02'
         self.new_prompt(self.prompt % 1)
 
         self.autocomplete_mode = autocomplete_mode
         
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN, self._on_key_down)
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_KEY_UP, self._on_key_up)
     
 
     def configure_scintilla(self):
         # Ctrl"+" or Ctrl "-" can be used to zoomin/zoomout the text inside 
         # the widget
         self.CmdKeyAssign(ord('+'), stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL, stc.STC_CMD_ZOOMIN)
         self.CmdKeyAssign(ord('-'), stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL, stc.STC_CMD_ZOOMOUT)
         # Also allow Ctrl Shift "=" for poor non US keyboard users. 
         self.CmdKeyAssign(ord('='), stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL|stc.STC_SCMOD_SHIFT, 
                                             stc.STC_CMD_ZOOMIN)
         
         #self.CmdKeyAssign(stc.STC_KEY_PRIOR, stc.STC_SCMOD_SHIFT,
         #                                    stc.STC_CMD_PAGEUP)
 
         #self.CmdKeyAssign(stc.STC_KEY_NEXT, stc.STC_SCMOD_SHIFT,
         #                                    stc.STC_CMD_PAGEDOWN)
 
         # Keys: we need to clear some of the keys the that don't play
         # well with a console.
         self.CmdKeyClear(ord('D'), stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL)
         self.CmdKeyClear(ord('L'), stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL)
         self.CmdKeyClear(ord('T'), stc.STC_SCMOD_CTRL)
 
 
         self.SetEOLMode(stc.STC_EOL_CRLF)
         self.SetWrapMode(stc.STC_WRAP_CHAR)
         self.SetWrapMode(stc.STC_WRAP_WORD)
         self.SetBufferedDraw(True)
         self.SetUseAntiAliasing(True)
         self.SetLayoutCache(stc.STC_CACHE_PAGE)
         self.SetUndoCollection(False)
         self.SetUseTabs(True)
         self.SetIndent(4)
         self.SetTabWidth(4)
 
         self.EnsureCaretVisible()
         # Tell autocompletion to choose automaticaly out of a single
         # choice list
         self.AutoCompSetChooseSingle(True)
         self.AutoCompSetMaxHeight(10)
 
         self.SetMargins(3, 3) #text is moved away from border with 3px
         # Suppressing Scintilla margins
         self.SetMarginWidth(0, 0)
         self.SetMarginWidth(1, 0)
         self.SetMarginWidth(2, 0)
 
         self._apply_style()
 
         # Xterm escape sequences
         self.color_pat = re.compile('\x01?\x1b\[(.*?)m\x02?')
         self.title_pat = re.compile('\x1b]0;(.*?)\x07')
 
         #self.SetEdgeMode(stc.STC_EDGE_LINE)
         #self.SetEdgeColumn(80)
 
         # styles
         p = self.style
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_STYLE_DEFAULT, p['default'])
         self.StyleClearAll()
         self.StyleSetSpec(_STDOUT_STYLE, p['stdout'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(_STDERR_STYLE, p['stderr'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(_TRACE_STYLE, p['trace'])
 
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_STYLE_BRACELIGHT, p['bracegood'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_STYLE_BRACEBAD, p['bracebad'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_COMMENTLINE, p['comment'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_NUMBER, p['number'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_STRING, p['string'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_CHARACTER, p['char'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_WORD, p['keyword'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_WORD2, p['keyword'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_TRIPLE, p['triple'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_TRIPLEDOUBLE, p['tripledouble'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_CLASSNAME, p['class'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_DEFNAME, p['def'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_OPERATOR, p['operator'])
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_P_COMMENTBLOCK, p['comment'])
 
 
     def write(self, text):
         """ Write given text to buffer, while translating the ansi escape
             sequences.
         """
         title = self.title_pat.split(text)
         if len(title)>0:
             self.title = title[-1]
 
         text = self.title_pat.sub('', text)
         segments = self.color_pat.split(text)
         segment = segments.pop(0)
         self.StartStyling(self.GetLength(), 0xFF)
         self.AppendText(segment)
         
         if segments:
             ansi_tags = self.color_pat.findall(text)
 
             for tag in ansi_tags:
                 i = segments.index(tag)
                 self.StartStyling(self.GetLength(), 0xFF)
                 self.AppendText(segments[i+1])
 
                 if tag != '0':
                     self.SetStyling(len(segments[i+1]), 
                                             self.ANSI_STYLES[tag][0])
 
                 segments.pop(i)
                 
         self.GotoPos(self.GetLength())
     
     
     def new_prompt(self, prompt):
         """ Prints a prompt at start of line, and move the start of the
             current block there.
 
             The prompt can be give with ascii escape sequences.
         """
         self.write(prompt)
         # now we update our cursor giving end of prompt
         self.current_prompt_pos = self.GetLength()
         self.current_prompt_line = self.GetCurrentLine()
         wx.Yield()
         self.EnsureCaretVisible()
 
         
     def replace_current_edit_buffer(self, text):
         """ Replace currently entered command line with given text.
         """
         self.SetSelection(self.current_prompt_pos, self.GetLength())
         self.ReplaceSelection(text)
         self.GotoPos(self.GetLength())
     
     
     def get_current_edit_buffer(self):
         """ Returns the text in current edit buffer.
         """
         return self.GetTextRange(self.current_prompt_pos,
                                  self.GetLength())
 
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Private API
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     def _apply_style(self):
         """ Applies the colors for the different text elements and the
             carret.
         """
         self.SetCaretForeground(self.carret_color)
 
         #self.StyleClearAll()
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_STYLE_BRACELIGHT,  
                           "fore:#FF0000,back:#0000FF,bold")
         self.StyleSetSpec(stc.STC_STYLE_BRACEBAD,
                           "fore:#000000,back:#FF0000,bold")
 
         for style in self.ANSI_STYLES.values():
             self.StyleSetSpec(style[0], "bold,fore:%s" % style[1])
 
 
     def write_completion(self, possibilities, mode=None):
         if mode=='text' or self.autocomplete_mode == 'text':
-            max_len = len(max(possibilities, key=len))
+            # FIXME: This is non Wx specific and needs to be moved into
+            # the base class.
             current_buffer = self.get_current_edit_buffer()
            
             self.write('\n')
+            max_len = len(max(possibilities, key=len))
+            
+            #now we check how much symbol we can put on a line...
+            chars_per_line = self.GetSize()[0]/self.GetCharWidth()
+            symbols_per_line = max(1, chars_per_line/max_len)
+
+            pos = 1
+            buf = []
             for symbol in possibilities:
-                self.write(symbol.ljust(max_len))
+                if pos < symbols_per_line:
+                    buf.append(symbol.ljust(max_len))
+                    pos += 1
+                else:
+                    buf.append(symbol.rstrip() +'\n')
+                    pos = 1
+            self.write(''.join(buf))
             self.new_prompt(self.prompt % (self.last_result['number'] + 1))
             self.replace_current_edit_buffer(current_buffer)
+
         else:
             self.AutoCompSetIgnoreCase(False)
             self.AutoCompSetAutoHide(False)
             # compute the length ot the last word
             separators = [' ', '(', '[', '{', '\n', '\t', '.']
             symbol = self.get_current_edit_buffer()
             for separator in separators:
                 symbol = symbol.split(separator)[-1]
             self.AutoCompSetMaxHeight(len(possibilities))
             self.AutoCompShow(len(symbol), " ".join(possibilities))
 
     
     def scroll_to_bottom(self):
         maxrange = self.GetScrollRange(wx.VERTICAL)
         self.ScrollLines(maxrange)
 
 
     def _on_enter(self):
         """ Called when the return key is hit.
         """
         pass
 
 
     def _on_key_down(self, event, skip=True):
         """ Key press callback used for correcting behavior for 
             console-like interfaces: the cursor is constraint to be after
             the last prompt.
 
             Return True if event as been catched.
         """
         catched = True
         # Intercept some specific keys.
         if event.KeyCode == ord('L') and event.ControlDown() :
             self.scroll_to_bottom()
         elif event.KeyCode == ord('K') and event.ControlDown() :
             self.replace_current_edit_buffer('')
         elif event.KeyCode == wx.WXK_PAGEUP and event.ShiftDown():
             self.ScrollPages(-1)
         elif event.KeyCode == wx.WXK_PAGEDOWN and event.ShiftDown():
             self.ScrollPages(1)
         else:
             catched = False
 
         if self.AutoCompActive():
             event.Skip()
         else:
             if event.KeyCode in (13, wx.WXK_NUMPAD_ENTER) and \
                         event.Modifiers in (wx.MOD_NONE, wx.MOD_WIN):
                 catched = True
                 self.write('\n')
                 self._on_enter()
 
             elif event.KeyCode == wx.WXK_HOME:
                 if event.Modifiers in (wx.MOD_NONE, wx.MOD_WIN):
                     self.GotoPos(self.current_prompt_pos)
                     catched = True
 
                 elif event.Modifiers in  (wx.MOD_SHIFT, wx.MOD_WIN) :
                     # FIXME: This behavior is not ideal: if the selection
                     # is already started, it will jump.
                     self.SetSelectionStart(self.current_prompt_pos) 
                     self.SetSelectionEnd(self.GetCurrentPos())
                     catched = True
 
             elif event.KeyCode == wx.WXK_UP:
                 if self.GetCurrentLine() > self.current_prompt_line:
                     if self.GetCurrentLine() == self.current_prompt_line + 1 \
                             and self.GetColumn(self.GetCurrentPos()) < \
                                 self.GetColumn(self.current_prompt_pos):
                         self.GotoPos(self.current_prompt_pos)
                     else:
                         event.Skip()
                 catched = True
 
             elif event.KeyCode in (wx.WXK_LEFT, wx.WXK_BACK):
                 if self.GetCurrentPos() > self.current_prompt_pos:
                     event.Skip()
                 catched = True
 
             if skip and not catched:
                 event.Skip()
 
         return catched
 
 
     def _on_key_up(self, event, skip=True):
         """ If cursor is outside the editing region, put it back.
         """
         event.Skip()
         if self.GetCurrentPos() < self.current_prompt_pos:
             self.GotoPos(self.current_prompt_pos)
 
 
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     # Some simple code to test the console widget.
     class MainWindow(wx.Frame):
         def __init__(self, parent, id, title):
             wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, id, title, size=(300,250))
             self._sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
             self.console_widget = ConsoleWidget(self)
             self._sizer.Add(self.console_widget, 1, wx.EXPAND)
             self.SetSizer(self._sizer)
             self.SetAutoLayout(1)
             self.Show(True)
 
     app = wx.PySimpleApp()
     w = MainWindow(None, wx.ID_ANY, 'ConsoleWidget')
     w.SetSize((780, 460))
     w.Show()
 
     app.MainLoop()
 
 

IPython/frontend/wx/wx_frontend.py

@@ -1,201 +1,202
 # encoding: utf-8 -*- test-case-name:
 # FIXME: Need to add tests.
 # ipython1.frontend.cocoa.tests.test_cocoa_frontend -*-
 
 """Classes to provide a Wx frontend to the
 IPython.kernel.core.interpreter.
 
 """
 
 __docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #       Copyright (C) 2008  The IPython Development Team
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the BSD License.  The full license is in
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
 import wx
 import re
 from wx import stc
 from console_widget import ConsoleWidget
 import __builtin__
 
 from IPython.frontend.prefilterfrontend import PrefilterFrontEnd
 
 #_COMMAND_BG = '#FAFAF1' # Nice green
 _RUNNING_BUFFER_BG = '#FDFFD3' # Nice yellow
 
 _RUNNING_BUFFER_MARKER = 31
 
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Classes to implement the Wx frontend
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class IPythonWxController(PrefilterFrontEnd, ConsoleWidget):
 
     output_prompt = \
     '\x01\x1b[0;31m\x02Out[\x01\x1b[1;31m\x02%i\x01\x1b[0;31m\x02]: \x01\x1b[0m\x02'
   
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Public API
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
     def __init__(self, parent, id=wx.ID_ANY, pos=wx.DefaultPosition,
                  size=wx.DefaultSize, style=wx.CLIP_CHILDREN,
                  *args, **kwds):
         """ Create Shell instance.
         """
         ConsoleWidget.__init__(self, parent, id, pos, size, style)
         PrefilterFrontEnd.__init__(self)
 
         # Capture Character keys
         self.Bind(wx.EVT_KEY_DOWN, self._on_key_down)
 
         # Marker for running buffer.
         self.MarkerDefine(_RUNNING_BUFFER_MARKER, stc.STC_MARK_BACKGROUND,
                                 background=_RUNNING_BUFFER_BG)
 
 
 
     def do_completion(self, mode=None):
         """ Do code completion. 
             mode can be 'text', 'popup' or 'none' to use default.
         """
         line = self.get_current_edit_buffer()
-        completions = self.complete(line)
-        if len(completions)>0:
+        new_line, completions = self.complete(line)
+        if len(completions)>1:
             self.write_completion(completions, mode=mode)
+        self.replace_current_edit_buffer(new_line)
 
 
     def do_calltip(self):
-        # compute the length ot the last word
         separators = [' ', '(', '[', '{', '\n', '\t']
         symbol = self.get_current_edit_buffer()
         for separator in separators:
             symbol_string = symbol.split(separator)[-1]
         base_symbol_string = symbol_string.split('.')[0]
         if base_symbol_string in self.shell.user_ns:
             symbol = self.shell.user_ns[base_symbol_string]
         elif base_symbol_string in self.shell.user_global_ns:
             symbol = self.shell.user_global_ns[base_symbol_string]
         elif base_symbol_string in __builtin__.__dict__:
             symbol = __builtin__.__dict__[base_symbol_string]
         else:
             return False
         for name in base_symbol_string.split('.')[1:] + ['__doc__']:
             symbol = getattr(symbol, name)
         self.CallTipShow(self.GetCurrentPos(), symbol)
 
+
     def update_completion(self):
         line = self.get_current_edit_buffer()
         if self.AutoCompActive() and not line[-1] == '.':
             line = line[:-1]
             completions = self.complete(line)
             choose_single = self.AutoCompGetChooseSingle()
             self.AutoCompSetChooseSingle(False)
             self.write_completion(completions, mode='popup')
             self.AutoCompSetChooseSingle(choose_single)
 
 
     def execute(self, python_string, raw_string=None):
         self._cursor = wx.BusyCursor()
         if raw_string is None:
             raw_string = python_string
         end_line = self.current_prompt_line \
                         + max(1,  len(raw_string.split('\n'))-1)
         for i in range(self.current_prompt_line, end_line):
             self.MarkerAdd(i, 31)
         PrefilterFrontEnd.execute(self, python_string, raw_string=raw_string)
 
 
     def after_execute(self):
         PrefilterFrontEnd.after_execute(self)
         if hasattr(self, '_cursor'):
             del self._cursor
 
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # Private API
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
  
 
     def _on_key_down(self, event, skip=True):
         """ Capture the character events, let the parent
             widget handle them, and put our logic afterward.
         """
         current_line_number = self.GetCurrentLine()
         if self.AutoCompActive():
             event.Skip()
             if event.KeyCode in (wx.WXK_BACK, wx.WXK_DELETE): 
                 wx.CallAfter(self.do_completion)
             elif not event.KeyCode in (wx.WXK_UP, wx.WXK_DOWN, wx.WXK_LEFT,
                             wx.WXK_RIGHT):
                 wx.CallAfter(self.update_completion)
         else:
             # Up history
             if event.KeyCode == wx.WXK_UP and (
                     ( current_line_number == self.current_prompt_line and
                         event.Modifiers in (wx.MOD_NONE, wx.MOD_WIN) ) 
                     or event.ControlDown() ):
                 new_buffer = self.get_history_previous(
                                             self.get_current_edit_buffer())
                 if new_buffer is not None:
                     self.replace_current_edit_buffer(new_buffer)
                     if self.GetCurrentLine() > self.current_prompt_line:
                         # Go to first line, for seemless history up.
                         self.GotoPos(self.current_prompt_pos)
             # Down history
             elif event.KeyCode == wx.WXK_DOWN and (
                     ( current_line_number == self.LineCount -1 and
                         event.Modifiers in (wx.MOD_NONE, wx.MOD_WIN) ) 
                     or event.ControlDown() ):
                 new_buffer = self.get_history_next()
                 if new_buffer is not None:
                     self.replace_current_edit_buffer(new_buffer)
             elif event.KeyCode == ord('\t'):
                 last_line = self.get_current_edit_buffer().split('\n')[-1]
                 if not re.match(r'^\s*$', last_line):
                     self.do_completion(mode='text')
                 else:
                     event.Skip()
             elif event.KeyCode == ord('('):
                 event.Skip()
                 self.do_calltip()
             else:
                 ConsoleWidget._on_key_down(self, event, skip=skip)
 
 
     def _on_key_up(self, event, skip=True):
         if event.KeyCode == 59:
             # Intercepting '.'
             event.Skip()
             #self.do_completion(mode='popup')
         else:
             ConsoleWidget._on_key_up(self, event, skip=skip)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     class MainWindow(wx.Frame):
         def __init__(self, parent, id, title):
             wx.Frame.__init__(self, parent, id, title, size=(300,250))
             self._sizer = wx.BoxSizer(wx.VERTICAL)
             self.shell = IPythonWxController(self)
             self._sizer.Add(self.shell, 1, wx.EXPAND)
             self.SetSizer(self._sizer)
             self.SetAutoLayout(1)
             self.Show(True)
 
     app = wx.PySimpleApp()
     frame = MainWindow(None, wx.ID_ANY, 'Ipython')
     frame.shell.SetFocus()
     frame.SetSize((660, 460))
     self = frame.shell
 
     app.MainLoop()