python 3.x - IPython and Jupyter autocomplete not working

Question

I am very new to this and I have no idea why the autocomplete is not working. I tried modifying the ipython config file, installed readline, but still nothing. Help!

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/40536560/ipython-and-jupyter-autocomplete-not-working

Answer 1

A possible reason a user may believe that autocomplete is not working may be that autocomplete is just taking too long. Circa 2020-11-27 this is particularly true for Pandas when operating with jedi in a Jupiter notebook environment.

The issue can be solved by using the following magic which deactivates jedi

%config Completer.use_jedi = False

For a deeper discussion follow the this thread and the links therein.