#!/usr/bin/python -i

# This script enhances the introspection
# functionality available at the python interactive prompt.
# This is a very simple alternative to ipython
# whose default settings I don't like.
#
# You can run it directly, or call it like:
#    PYTHONSTARTUP=~/path/to/inpy python

#turn on tab completion
import readline
readline.parse_and_bind("tab: complete")
import rlcompleter

#try to import dire() and ls()
#See http://www.pixelbeat.org/libs/dir_patt.py
# Note if $PYTHONPATH is not set then you can
# import from arbitrary locations like:
#   import sys,os
#   sys.path.append(os.environ['HOME']+'/libs/')
try:
    from dir_patt import *
except:
    pass

#pprint.pprint() doesn't put an item on each line
#even if width is small? See also:
#http://code.activestate.com/recipes/327142/
def ppdict(d):
    print '{'
    keys=d.keys()
    keys.sort()
    for k in keys:
        spacing=" " * (16-(len(repr(k))+1))
        print "%s:%s%s," % (repr(k),spacing,repr(d[k]))
    print '}'