python shell auto complete not working

Bug #208127 reported by pshahmumbai
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python-defaults (Ubuntu)
Won't Fix
Undecided
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Bug Description

when i type python in the command prompt it opens the python idle

the auto complete feature is not working. pressing tab does not show the methods of the object, etc.

it works fine in debian.

this is in all releases of ubuntu

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Daniel T Chen (crimsun) wrote :

Is this symptom still reproducible in 8.10 or 9.04?

Changed in python-defaults:
status: New → Incomplete
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pshahmumbai (pshahmumbai) wrote :

yes

Changed in python-defaults:
status: Incomplete → New
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Matthias Klose (doko) wrote :

Debian has the same behaviour. please use ipython if you want auto completion inside the python interpreter.

Changed in python-defaults:
status: New → Won't Fix
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