Re: python-mode.el doesn't associate python-mode with .PY files

[Kevin Rodgers]

Chris Moore wrote:
> I'm browsing some old Python sources on a CD, and they're all opening
> in fundamental-mode instead of python-mode.
>
> All the filenames on the CD are in uppercase.
>
> Perhaps python-mode.el could be modified to recognise .PY files as
> well as .py files as containing Python code?

That's not a bug, that's a feature!  But you can work around it in your
~/.emacs:

(setq auto-mode-alist
      (cons '("\\.PY\\'" . python-mode) auto-mode-alist))

> I've not tried opening any Perl sources yet, but when I do I'll be
> sure to check that they open with the correct mode.

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA