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Hi Stephane,

To activate it, you need to hit CTRL+Space and then autocomplete will pop up for the current code you are writing. If this doesn't work for you, try emptying the browser cache and doing a hard refresh. This should enable autocomplete for you, and if not please let us know!

Hi Jack

Do you know how this works on mac? I can't seem to get it to work. 

Thanks

It should work the same on a Mac. Try a hard refresh, emptying the cache in your browser, and making sure the LEAN engine running in the cloud is the most recent version. If this still doesn't work, let us know and we'll try to pinpoint the issue!

Anyone got this to work on Mac?
I cleared the browser-cache but "CTRL + Space" is not triggering an In-Browser Python Autocomplete (Firefox 64.0.2 (64-Bit) + Chome Version 73.0.3683.103).
Am i missing something?  

I haven’t been able to get it to work

Hi Mac users,

Autocomplete in python is now available on MacOS! Please try it out by CTRL+Space and give us more feedback!

Autocomplete in Python available now??

I tried clean my browser cache and the autocomplete does not work.

Browser : chrome (Version 74.0.3729.157 (Official Build) (64-bit))

OS :Window 7 pro

Hi Barry,

Could you try to type "self." in a python algorithm and then hit CTRL+SPACE? There should be a list of methods pop up. If it still does not work for you, please let us know and we will be happy to assist you.

Hi Link,

I found out the reason. As my company have more than one input language, when i press "CTRL+SPACE", the function is to change the keyboard input language. So, the autocomplete does not work.

For the people have this problem, you can change the "hot key for input language' in "Advanced key setting"

Thanks for your help.

I'm using Mac, Chrome Version 76.0.3809.132 (Official Build) (64-bit).  Autocomplete is painfully inconsistent. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, couldn't find any apparent pattern yet. Also, 1) when it does, it doesn't show all possible choices, 2) API hint looks to be C#

Looks like I found the pattern: autocompete works only when the algorithm is built. So the steps are: 

1) type  "self." 

2) wait a couple of seconds until it builds

3) hit CTRL+space 

4) wait a second

5) see the list of options

Very inconvenient as is, but also the list is incomplete, as I said. E.g. I want to type self.UniverseSettings.Resolution, this is what I get (see screenshot):

Hi Sergei Laptenok,

Once the build process is triggered, autocomplete is started in parallel. The autocomplete suggestions of `self.` do not include `self.UniverseSettings` because we are limiting the number of suggestions for performance reasons. Triggering autocomplete on `self.U` will present `UniverseSettings` as an option.

Step `2) wait a couple of seconds until it builds` should not be required because the Terminal will not build until you hit CTRL+space or the build button.

We've just pushed some backend improvements with the objective of making autocomplete suggestions available faster.

Thank you, Martin!

I might be missing something, but whenever I type anything, the Build button greys out and changes to "Building...". While it does, autocomplete doesn't respond. 

I'm using a free account for now, trying to figure out if the platfrm is suitable for me,  so ticket support is not an option. I did create a new algrithm (default template) and the behaviour is the same: build triggers every time I type anything new. 

Hi Sergei,

Thanks for trying out QuantConnect! 

You can definitely keep sharing your questions without purchasing a paid tier. Keep sending your thoughts to the forum and our Quant team and community members can support. You are correct that build triggers every time new code is written. Can you share a bit more about what you’d like to see in the terminal in a new thread?

Thanks!
Sherry

Hi Aadarsh,

Autocomplete should work for all of the objects in our API. Follow these instructions to get it setup.

Best,
Derek Melchin

Hello, 

Autocomplete in python is not working. I tried all of the above:

tried different browsers: Edge, Chrome and Brave.
tried a different laptop, all three browsers
tried clear cache and cookies. still not working.

Im just getting started, and if autocomplete doesnt work, I woun't be able to get much done. At all.

Hi autocomplete also not working for me (on Crome)

follow all the instruction above.

Please help,

Dirk

Hi,

I have the same problem with python. CTRL+space launch the build but no popup. It does not work in firefox and edge without any adblock. And nothing is attributed tro ctrl+space. And option is activated. I have set up autocomplete in my local environment but it would be nice to have it in browser too.

Regards

Hi everyone,

This is a known issue we are working to resolve. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.

Best,
Derek Melchin

Any update on this? I use mac and chrome the autocomplete doesn't work at all. I can't make any progress coding, especially I'm new.

Hi Kevin,

This thread is in regards to autocomplete in our web IDE. Refer to this readme for guidance setting up autocomplete in a local environment. Please open a new thread for further assistance if autocomplete still doesn't work after following the readme.

Best,
Derek Melchin

Kevin Du : it seems that autocomplete is eventually working again for me (Windows, using Chrome to connect to the web IDE)

It worked in my web enviornment too!

Yes we fixed this last week :), sorry for the hassle