Function: python-add-import

python-add-import is an autoloaded, interactive and byte-compiled function defined in python.el.gz.

Signature

(python-add-import NAME)

Documentation

Add an import statement to the current buffer.

Interactively, ask for an import statement using all imports found in the current project as suggestions. With a prefix argument, restrict the suggestions to imports defining the symbol at point. If there is only one such suggestion, act without asking.

When calling from Lisp, use a non-nil NAME to restrict the suggestions to imports defining NAME.

Key Bindings

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/progmodes/python.el.gz
;;;###autoload
(defun python-add-import (name)
  "Add an import statement to the current buffer.

Interactively, ask for an import statement using all imports
found in the current project as suggestions.  With a prefix
argument, restrict the suggestions to imports defining the symbol
at point.  If there is only one such suggestion, act without
asking.

When calling from Lisp, use a non-nil NAME to restrict the
suggestions to imports defining NAME."
  (interactive (list (when current-prefix-arg (thing-at-point 'symbol))))
  (when-let ((statement (python--query-import name
                                              (python--import-sources)
                                              "Add import: ")))
    (if (python--do-isort "--add" statement)
        (message "Added `%s'" statement)
      (message "(No changes in Python imports needed)"))))