Add a helper which opens a python path's actual file for editing

find_python_file.py

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import os, sys
+import imp
+
+# Using common_env is way to slow so manually add the paths
+pj = os.path.join
+abspath = os.path.abspath
+
+taccs_base = os.environ['TACCS_BASE_DIR']
+add_path = lambda sub: sys.path.append(abspath(pj(taccs_base, sub)))
+
+add_path('taccs/packages')
+add_path('plugins/p5_common/packages/')
+add_path('plugins/glpcc4/packages/')
+add_path('plugins/cots/packages/')
+add_path('plugins/demo/packages/')
+add_path('plugins/amtrak/packages/')
+add_path('plugins/actic/packages/')
+add_path('plugins/isave/packages/')
+add_path('plugins/kdas/packages/')
+
+import_path  = sys.argv[1]
+parts = import_path.split('.', 1)
+root = parts[0]
+sub = ''
+if len(parts) > 1:
+   sub = parts[1]
+
+_, dirpath, _ = imp.find_module(root)
+
+sub_path = sub.replace('.', '/')
+mod_path = abspath(pj(dirpath, sub_path))
+if os.path.isdir(mod_path):
+   mod_path = pj(mod_path, '__init__.py')
+else:
+   mod_path = mod_path + '.py'
+
+sys.stdout.write(mod_path)

init.el

@@ -59,17 +59,17 @@
 ;; Python
 (defun flymake-create-temp-intemp (file-name prefix)
   "Return file name in temporary directory for checking FILE-NAME.
-This is a replacement for `flymake-create-temp-inplace'. The
-difference is that it gives a file name in
-`temporary-file-directory' instead of the same directory as
-FILE-NAME.
+   This is a replacement for `flymake-create-temp-inplace'. The
+   difference is that it gives a file name in
+   `temporary-file-directory' instead of the same directory as
+   FILE-NAME.
 
-For the use of PREFIX see that function.
+   For the use of PREFIX see that function.
 
-Note that not making the temporary file in another directory
-\(like here) will not if the file you are checking depends on
-relative paths to other files \(for the type of checks flymake
-makes)."
+   Note that not making the temporary file in another directory
+   \(like here) will not if the file you are checking depends on
+   relative paths to other files \(for the type of checks flymake
+   makes)."
   (unless (stringp file-name)
     (error "Invalid file-name"))
   (or prefix
@@ -84,6 +84,13 @@ makes)."
     (flymake-log 3 "create-temp-intemp: file=%s temp=%s" file-name temp-name)
     temp-name))
 
+(eval-after-load "flymake"
+  '(progn
+     (defun flymake-after-change-function (start stop len)
+       "Start syntax check for current buffer if it isn't already running."
+       ;; Do nothing, don't want to run checks until I save.
+       )))
+
 (when (load "flymake" t)
   (defun flymake-pyflakes-init ()
     (let* ((temp-file (flymake-init-create-temp-buffer-copy
@@ -161,3 +168,21 @@ makes)."
 (setq indent-tabs-mode nil) ; always replace tabs with spaces
 (setq tab-width 3) ; set tab width to 3 for all buffers
 (setq c-basic-offset 3)
+
+
+(defun open-selected-py-import-file ()
+  "Locates the file for the current import path and opens its buffer"
+  (interactive)
+  (open-py-import-file (buffer-substring (region-beginning ) (region-end ))))
+
+(defvar find-py-script-path (concat emacs-root "/find_python_file.py"))
+(defun open-py-import-file (import-path)
+  "Opens the supplied import path as a buffer"
+  (interactive)
+  (message import-path)
+  (let ((py-out (shell-command-to-string (concat "python " find-py-script-path " " import-path))))
+    (message py-out)
+    (if (file-exists-p py-out)
+        (find-file py-out))))
+
+(global-set-key (kbd "C-c p") 'open-selected-py-import-file)