Syntax highlighting

[jonathon]

Hi

I'm just wondering if there is a setting to enable language specific highlighting. I can see TestComplete hihglights some keywords. But I was hoping in my case to enable some Python syntax highlighting too?

[tristaanogre]

Yes. Under Tools -> Options -> Panels -> Code Editor there is a highlighting option that allows you to customize the syntax highlighting for different code languages.

[jonathon]

Hi @tristaanogre 

Thanks for this. What I'm looking for is more so specific keyword highlighting. Take example this snippet in TestComplete

I'm used to PyCharm, so it would be nice to see the distinction between keywords, like decorators with @classmethod, self, return, None etc

This is what I see in PyCharm for instance.

Maybe I didn't enable the right option?

[jonathon]

 Oh, ok I 've figured it out - thanks

One think I couldn't seem to find was highlighting for just arguments?

[Wamboo]

Hi,

In my opinion thres no option to highlight only specific words like arguments in TestComplete IDE.

[jonathon]

Hi @Wamboo 

ok, most editors, at least, Atom, PyCharm and VSCode will highlight the function arguments and when those arguments are self and cls, they'll also highlight their use in the body of the function too as they're special to Python.

Another thing I wondered is say I have function that returns a path to an element. I then won't get autocomplete when I try to reference that variable the path was assigned to. For instance:

    def get_patient_banner(self):
        return Aliases.NavX.NavXHost.patient_name_banner.patient_name

If I type "." after patient_name it will give me options.

if I do

    def is_correct_patient_shown(self, name):
        patient_banner = self.get_patient_banner()
        patient_banner.

there will be no autocomplete options when using this variabe?

I also can't click a function call and be taken to that declaration?

I'm not complaining here, just asking

[Wamboo · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Most of editors doing this but TC IDE no.

There is no solution for this for now.

I asked the same questions few months ago.

https://community.smartbear.com/t5/TestComplete-Feature-Requests/TestComplete-intellisense-why-it-wo...

[jonathon]

@Wamboo Thanks

I don't normally put a thanks, because other forums were like, lets keep unwanted noise down. Just click like/kudos. So not sure what people do here. But thanks anyway

[ChristopheC]

Hello,

why this post is marked as resolved when it is not resolved.

Python is a widely used language, especially in the testing field.

Thank you for developing this.

[tristaanogre]

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@ChristopheC wrote:

Hello,

why this post is marked as resolved when it is not resolved.

Python is a widely used language, especially in the testing field.

Thank you for developing this.

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It's resolved because the question has been answered.  If you wish to see TestComplete do more, you can upvote the feature request for this (I believe one was made) or create a Feature REquest yourself.