How to spell check python docstring with emacs?

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I'd like to run a spell checker on the docstrings of my Python code, if possible from within emacs.

I've found the ispell-check-comments setting which can be used to spell check only comments in code, but I was not able to target only the docstrings which are a fairly python-specific thing.

score 20 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 14 '23 at 14:39

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I recommend you to try flyspell-mode. You could use something like:

(add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'flyspell-prog-mode)

in your Emacs configuration.

edited Feb 14 '23 at 14:39

buhtz

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answered Mar 16 '10 at 15:01

Bozhidar Batsov

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He beat me to it: http://twitter.com/travisbhartwell/status/10574255696 http://twitter.com/travisbhartwell/status/10574197270 – Travis B. Hartwell Mar 16 '10 at 15:25
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And if you use elpy: (add-hook 'elpy-mode-hook 'flyspell-prog-mode) – SergiyKolesnikov Sep 13 '18 at 12:59

How to spell check python docstring with emacs?

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