Description

Implement a robust Python code autocompletion feature for the Pippy activity to improve the coding experience for learners.

Implementation

• Checks if autocompletion is enabled
• Extracts the current word being typed
• Triggers completion on dot notation (object attributes)
• Filters short words to avoid excessive popups
• Displays suggestions in a popup window

Proposed Enhancements

• Improve performance for larger files
• Add docstring display for functions and methods
• Implement better context-aware filtering
• Add keyboard navigation in the completion popup
• Support different completion types (variables, functions, keywords)
• Add visual indicators for different completion types
• Implement smart indentation based on context

Benefits

• Improves learning experience for beginners
• Reduces syntax errors through suggestions
• Helps discover available methods and functions
• Makes Python programming more accessible to learners

Technical Implementation

The enhancement will build on the new python autocompletion class and trigger_completion method in notebook.py, improving its robustness and user experience.
Kindly review the issue @walterbender @chimosky @kshitijdshah99

Related PRs/Issues

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