triple-quotes cause completion of files in the current working direcrory about jedi-language-server

[nic-hartley]

A couple thoughts:

• This occurs on all but f strings, not just """s. It's just most irritating on """, where 100% of the time I'm trying to write a docstring, usage message, template, or other long-form, multiline thing, so I immediately hit enter, and then oops, instead of a newline I get .git/.
• Why is this the default behavior which should only be turned off in limited contexts/by user decision? Even just off the top of my head I can come up with an enormous list of situations where I don't want the behavior, and maybe one where I do want it. Seems like it should be implemented as off by default, enabled only in the situations where it makes sense, maybe with a user option to complete like that on all strings.

[pappasam]

Have you confirmed that these completions are coming from jedi-language-server? I don't think jedi returns these completions

[greggthomason]

The BBEdit lead dev confirmed to me that it does not generate any completions in docstrings, and does not do completions from the disk in general (only from something like ctags, which I am not using).

[greggthomason]

To clarify slightly: If I disable the jedi server integration and cold-start and open a new buffer, typing """ and pausing does not do anything. If I then re-enable the server, restart, and on a new buffer to """ the immediate completion is the contents of the directory of the file I opened. No completion (of the type I am seeing) is generated until the file is saved, though. Therefore it is reasonable to assume it is the Jedi server, since the editor does not generate the completion unless server integration is active.

[davidhalter]

I'm pretty sure this is coming from Jedi. I understand that it's questionable, but the question is where do you want file completions and where not? I feel like this just depends a lot on the users. I understand that in triple quotes especially in a docstring position these are not very useful.

[greggthomason]

yeah I feel like automatically showing ls $PWD is a weird choice after a triple-quote. I would expect plain ol' symbol completion, and the editor should chose eg to complete strings (or do nothing).

[pappasam]

I see... based on david's input, here are the options I can see:

1. If we can identify the context being a docstring somehow, we can disable path completions specifically for that context.
2. If not, we can add an option to disable all path completions.
3. Finally, regardless of 1 and 2, if this is just mildly annoying, we can simply ignore and hope for an upstream resolution.

[greggthomason]

I would be more than happy with #2.