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Re: cannot select python mode manually
From: |
Vasily Korytov |
Subject: |
Re: cannot select python mode manually |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Aug 2003 17:47:08 +0400 |
On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 13:37:21 +0000, rayj@tau-re.org wrote:
> A bit of an EMACS newbie here, despite having used it on and off for years.
> So forgive me if this is really simple!
>
> If I edit a python file the python mode comes in automatically and works
> fine. However,if I have another file and want to engage python mode
> manually (M-x python-mode) Emacs replies [no match]
>
> python-mode.el and .elc are in /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp along with other
> modes that work fine when invoked with M-x !
>
> Can any one give me some pointers as to what to check?
Just (autoload 'python-mode "python-mode" nil t) or
(require 'python-mode).
I don't know, if this is documented somewhere in the FAQs, but usually
major modes do have a comment, explaining, how to install it.
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