arcpy and arcgis code completion in editor in spyder 4.x.x

Question

I enjoy using Spyder for most of python work, but with the upgrade to spyder 4.x.x I'm having some issues with getting code completion to work in the editor. Things work fine in the console with pressing tab for code completion. I have Kite installed and it just refuses to work for any arcpy or arcgis function or property even when pressing ctrl-space. I posted something to spyder's github and basically they said it's nothing in their control, that code completion depends on libraries they use. I'm assuming those are jedi and rope.

tooltips, tab completion for imported modules work in console, but not editor · Issue #12451 · spyder-ide/spyder · GitHu…

Dan Patterson‌ - have you been able to get code completion to work in the editor in spyder 4.x.x.? And thanks for all your spyder resources on GeoNet, they are a big help

Anybody else have any ideas?

JimmyKnowles · Answer

Pretty cool so far. Being able to open up a console connected to the kernel that the notebook is nice to be able to use variable explorer. I couldn't get map widgets to work. It gave me the following error:

Didn't spend too much time investigating.

DanPatterson_Retired · Answer

let me know how it goes... I got distracted so I didn't get to it

JimmyKnowles · Answer

Thanks a lot for your reply Dan. I'm on jedi 0.15.2 in my clone and have started using --no-pin since I read it in one of your posts. It was the only way to get to spyder 4.x.x that I could find.

Code completion isn't that big of a deal, more a curiosity why it worked fine in the console, but not in the editor and if it was the same behavior for other users. Due to just having a couple of years of python programming under my belt, code completion does come in handy sometimes. Everything else seems to be working fine. The hover tips have been very annoying.

Looking forward to your post on spyder-notebook. I haven't tried it out yet, but am installing it now