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function

`IPython.core.completer:match_dict_keys`

source: /IPython/core/completer.py:1513

Signature

def match_dict_keys(keys: list[str | bytes | tuple[str | bytes, ...]], prefix: str, delims: str, extra_prefix: tuple[str | bytes, ...] | None = None) → tuple[str, int, dict[str, _DictKeyState]]

Summary

Used by dict_key_matches, matching the prefix to a list of keys

Parameters

keys: list of keys in dictionary currently being completed.
prefix: Part of the text already typed by the user. E.g. mydict[b'fo
delims: String of delimiters to consider when finding the current key.
extra_prefix : optional: Part of the text already typed in multi-key index cases. E.g. for mydict['foo', "bar", 'b, this would be ('foo', 'bar').

Returns

: A tuple of three elements: ``quote``, ``token_start``, ``matched``, with
: ``quote`` being the quote that need to be used to close current string.
: ``token_start`` the position where the replacement should start occurring,
: ``matches`` a dictionary of replacement/completion keys on keys and values: indicating whether the state.

Aliases

IPython.core.completer.match_dict_keys