New upstream version 2.8upstream/2.8

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/helpers/python b/helpers/python
index 23c14bde..b6c4d5ed 100644
--- a/helpers/python
+++ b/helpers/python
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 # -*- python -*-
 
 import pkgutil
+import sys
 
-for mod in pkgutil.iter_modules():
+# walk_packages() is much slower than iter_modules(), use it only when
+# completing something with a dot in it.
+if len(sys.argv) > 1 and "." in sys.argv[1]:
+    walker = pkgutil.walk_packages
+else:
+    walker = pkgutil.iter_modules
+
+for mod in walker():
     print(mod[1])