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Show help text in completion #5481

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pradyunsg opened this issue Jun 7, 2018 · 0 comments
Open

Show help text in completion #5481

pradyunsg opened this issue Jun 7, 2018 · 0 comments
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C: autocomplete Autocompletion in shells (pip completion) type: feature request Request for a new feature UX User experience related

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What's the problem this feature will solve?
pip's completion does not show the help text for the various commands that are being used, which provide useful context when trying to fill in these details.

Describe the solution you'd like
pip's completion command be extended to show the help text for an option when suggesting it.

Alternative Solutions
None explored.

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Current Output (pip 10.0.1):

$ pip <TAB>
check       completion  config      download    freeze      hash        help
install     list        search      show        uninstall   wheel
@pradyunsg pradyunsg added C: autocomplete Autocompletion in shells (pip completion) type: feature request Request for a new feature labels Jun 7, 2018
@pradyunsg pradyunsg added this to the Improve User Experience milestone Jun 7, 2018
kynan added a commit to kynan/pip that referenced this issue Oct 28, 2018
@nlhkabu nlhkabu added the UX User experience related label Jul 28, 2020
@nlhkabu nlhkabu removed this from the Improve User Experience milestone Jul 29, 2020
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