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Re: No syntax highlighting in python mode
From: |
Lowell Gilbert |
Subject: |
Re: No syntax highlighting in python mode |
Date: |
Wed, 08 Dec 2010 15:07:54 -0000 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.1 (berkeley-unix) |
Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> writes:
> On 2010-05-10, Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> wrote:
>>> Hmm! See
>>> http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/PythonMode
>>> where it says:
>>> """
>>> Emacs post version 21 has its own python mode (python.el). This is
>>> enabled by default for .py files so you don?t have to add anything to
>>> your InitFile to use it.
>>> """
>>> I believe the statement above is incorrect. I had to use the
>>> require form - I.E. (require 'python) to activate the syntax
>>> highlighting.
>>
>> I can't reproduce that. In fact:
>>
>> emacs -q /usr/share/yum-cli/yumcommands.py
>>
>> gives me python-mode *with* syntax color.
>> [Also on 23.1.1]
>
> Then I withdraw this statement:
>>> I believe the statement above is incorrect. I had to use the
>
> My problem may be from a side effect of something else in my .emacs
> or other configuration.
It may be something not under your own control, however.
In particular, some OS distributions add their own local
configurations to their emacs installations.
I recommend doing the same test I did. If it has the same
problem you saw with your configuration, try the option
"--no-site-file" as well.