function name + tab does not return docstring in IPython

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dmvianna picture dmvianna · Apr 4, 2014 · Viewed 11.8k times · Source

In IPython, I am used to write

function(

and then strike a tab, and get the contents of the docstring and a list of the named arguments. However, this stopped working since I installed IPython 2.0. Is there an explanation or a know fix?

Answer

dmvianna picture dmvianna · Apr 4, 2014

Oh, the shortcut is now shift+tab.

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