Re: Suggestion for python.el and emacs.py

[Stefan Monnier]

>> Try (setq truncate-partial-width-windows nil)
> Thanks! That's a global setting but it's good to know about.

You can set it buffer-locally.

> With a problem case, not only does read-from-string result in nil, but
> python-send-receive results in nil as well.  When debugging
> python-send-receive in the same fashion, I run into the phenomenon
> where accept-process-output always times out and returns nil, even when
> given input known to work. Perhaps this is a result of edebug vs.
> regular execution?

Yes, edebugging with things like accept-process-output is
always problematic.  I generally resort to sprinkling the code with
(message "here var=%S" var).

> I seem to recall issues with OS X and ptys; could this be one of them?

Could be.  Can you try to change process-connection-type to avoid the use of
ptys, and see if it helps?


        Stefan