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7.0. Python Shell Auto-completion

Wing's Python Shell includes auto-completion, which can be a powerful tool for quickly finding and investigating functionality at runtime, for the purposes of code learning, or in the process of crafting new code.

Unlike the auto-completer shown in the editor, the Python Shell's completer is fueled with actual data extracted from the runtime environment on the fly as you type.

In Wing Professional, the Source Assistant will display details for the currently selected item in the auto-completer within the Python Shell. This provides quick access to the documentation and call signature of functions and methods that are being invoked.