Re: python mode

[Gary Wessle]

Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE> writes:

> Am 22.04.2006 um 10:28 schrieb Gary Wessle:
> 
> > I opened a file.py but emacs 21.4.1 on debian testing didn't switch
> > the mode to the python mode. what do I need to do to fix this.
> 
> Check auto-mode-alist. If it does not contain an entry for Python
> files or the wrong mode correct this with something like:
> 
>       (add-to-list 'auto-mode-alist '("\\.py\\'"       . python-mode))
> 

I placed the line you suggested in my .emacs and load-file .emacs
then opened my.py file but I am getting
file mode specification error: (void function  python-mode)