Over-aggressive auto-completion?

[capitanevs]

Hello,

I wanted to share some feedback regarding the new autocompletion feature.

While using the autocompletion, I've noticed a behavior that has led to a few unintended mistakes in my code. For instance, consider the following cell:

#%% test cell 
variable_50_name = 10

print('=' * 40)

In a scenario where I intend to change "40" to "50" and rerun the cell, I found that the autocompletion occasionally interrupts my workflow. Specifically, when attempting to modify "4" to "5," the autocompletion feature can inadvertently trigger, causing unexpected behavior when I press Ctrl+Enter to run the cell. See pics below:

I edit 4 into 5...

I just do not realise the autocompletion suggestion and I press ctrl+enter

I believe a smoother experience could be achieved if the autocompletion were to be more seamlessly integrated during editing, avoiding unintended interactions during code modification and execution. Actually, now, I have to pay more attention to IGNORE autocompletion advices than before. I think that most of the conflict is due to the fact that {enter} is used both for autocompletion (instead of TAB) and for cell running.

A similar unwanted behavior happens when I want to write hust the name of a function , say foo, then go to a new line.
When I press enter, foo is automatically replaced into foo(), which is not what I want.

Thank you for considering this feedback. It's intended to foster a more user-friendly experience for all users.

BEsts,
Mike

EDIT
Spyder IDE version 5.4.3

[dalthviz]

Hi @capitanevs thank you for the feedback! Actually, I think the autocompletion when you do Ctrl +Enter is a bug 🤔 Since a modifier is being used alongside Enter, I would say that the completion widget should be dismissed and instead the action with an associated shortcut triggered. But in general, what do you think @spyder-ide/core-developers ?

[bcolsen]

Would this be fixed if #12728 was implemented?

As a cell user this one gets me too from time to time.

[dalthviz]

Hi @bcolsen ! Actually this seems related to #12728 indeed and probably the fix for that one could also fix this 👍

[capitanevs]

yeah! it looks like the same as #12728.

Indeed, I thought that was quite of a standard (bash shell, matlab, .net).... and I was surprised that it became in spyder IDE :-D

[dalthviz]

Thank you for checking #12728 and confirming that both issues are asking for the same option @capitanevs ! I will close this as a duplicate of #12728 then but feel free to provide further feedback over #12728 :)