'methodsview' in Python

[Aaron Fox]

Hi All,

I've been using Python for a project with OpenSim and am wondering if there is a command for looking up all available commands for a class within the shell. In Matlab this can be achieved with methodsview and the class - is there an equivalent for Python?

Thanks,

Aaron

[Dimitar Stanev]

Hi,

Depending on the editor that you use, you can have completion in Python that gives you a list of available functions.

Regards

[Aaron Fox]

Hi Dimitar,

I'm using Spyder IDE.

I've noticed this auto-complete come up every now and then, but it seems to be sporadic/inconsistent. It also seems to only work to one level - i.e. it will give me the initial options for something like opensim.

• ; but then won't do so when linking them together like opensim.Model('modelname.osim').[won't list options here]. It also lacks a little bit in comparison to the methodsview in that when run in Matlab this would give you the options plus the argument inputs/various options for argument inputs across the commands - is there any solution for this that you know of or would other editors be more effective with this?
  
  Thanks,
  
  Aaron

[Dimitar Stanev]

Yes, if you need a second level completion you have to get the object first e.g.:

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model = opensim.Model()
model.[compeltion]

you can do something like this in ipython:

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model.getCoordinateSet? [enter]
help('model.getCoordinateSet')

but as the bindings are auto-generated they lack comprehensive documentation, therefore you need to revisit the C++ doxygen.