How to code autocompletion in python?

Question

I\'d like to code autocompletion in Linux terminal. The code should work as follows.

It has a list of strings (e.g. \"hello, \"hi\", \"how are you\", \"goodbye\", \"

Answer 1

To enable autocomplete in a Python shell, type this:

import rlcompleter, readline
readline.parse_and_bind('tab:complete')

(thanks to http://blog.e-shell.org/221)