;;; .dir-locals.el ;; ;; If you get ``*** EPC Error ***`` (even after a jedi:install-server) in your ;; emacs session, mostly you have jedi-mode enabled but the python enviroment is ;; missed. The python environment has to be next to the ;; ``/.dir-locals.el`` in:: ;; ;; ./local/py3 ;; ;; In Emacs, some buffer locals are referencing the project environment: ;; ;; - prj-root --> / ;; - python-environment-directory --> /local ;; - python-environment-default-root-name --> py3 ;; - python-shell-virtualenv-root --> /local/py3 ;; When this variable is set with the path of the virtualenv to use, ;; `process-environment' and `exec-path' get proper values in order to run ;; shells inside the specified virtualenv, example:: ;; (setq python-shell-virtualenv-root "/path/to/env/") ;; ;; To setup such an environment build target 'pyenv' or 'pyenvinstall':: ;; ;; $ make pyenvinstall ;; ;; Alternatively create the virtualenv, source it and install jedi + epc ;; (required by `emacs-jedi `_):: ;; ;; $ virtualenv --python=python3 "--no-site-packages" ./local/py3 ;; ... ;; $ source ./local/py3/bin/activate ;; (py3)$ # now install into the activated 'py3' environment .. ;; (py3)$ pip install jedi epc ;; ... ;; ;; Here is what also I found useful to add to my .emacs:: ;; ;; (global-set-key [f6] 'flycheck-mode) ;; (add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'my:python-mode-hook) ;; ;; (defun my:python-mode-hook () ;; (add-to-list 'company-backends 'company-jedi) ;; (require 'jedi-core) ;; (jedi:setup) ;; (define-key python-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-d") 'jedi:show-doc) ;; (define-key python-mode-map (kbd "M-.") 'jedi:goto-definition) ;; (define-key python-mode-map (kbd "M-,") 'jedi:goto-definition-pop-marker) ;; ) ;; ((nil . ((fill-column . 80) )) (python-mode . ((indent-tabs-mode . nil) ;; project root folder is where the `.dir-locals.el' is located (eval . (setq-local prj-root (locate-dominating-file default-directory ".dir-locals.el"))) (eval . (setq-local python-environment-directory (expand-file-name "./local" prj-root))) ;; use 'py3' enviroment as default (eval . (setq-local python-environment-default-root-name "py3")) (eval . (setq-local python-shell-virtualenv-root (concat python-environment-directory "/" python-environment-default-root-name))) ;; python-shell-virtualenv-path is obsolete, use python-shell-virtualenv-root! ;; (eval . (setq-local ;; python-shell-virtualenv-path python-shell-virtualenv-root)) (eval . (setq-local python-shell-interpreter (expand-file-name "bin/python" python-shell-virtualenv-root))) (eval . (setq-local python-environment-virtualenv (list (expand-file-name "bin/virtualenv" python-shell-virtualenv-root) ;;"--system-site-packages" "--quiet"))) (eval . (setq-local pylint-command (expand-file-name "bin/pylint" python-shell-virtualenv-root))) ;; pylint will find the '.pylintrc' file next to the CWD ;; https://pylint.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user_guide/run.html#command-line-options (eval . (setq-local flycheck-pylintrc ".pylintrc")) ;; flycheck & other python stuff should use the local py3 environment (eval . (setq-local flycheck-python-pylint-executable python-shell-interpreter)) ;; use 'M-x jedi:show-setup-info' and 'M-x epc:controller' to inspect jedi server ;; https://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/#jedi:environment-root -- You ;; can specify a full path instead of a name (relative path). In that case, ;; python-environment-directory is ignored and Python virtual environment ;; is created at the specified path. (eval . (setq-local jedi:environment-root python-shell-virtualenv-root)) ;; https://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/#jedi:server-command (eval .(setq-local jedi:server-command (list python-shell-interpreter jedi:server-script) )) ;; jedi:environment-virtualenv --> see above 'python-environment-virtualenv' ;; is set buffer local! No need to setup jedi:environment-virtualenv: ;; ;; Virtualenv command to use. A list of string. If it is nil, ;; python-environment-virtualenv is used instead. You must set non-nil ;; value to jedi:environment-root in order to make this setting work. ;; ;; https://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/#jedi:environment-virtualenv ;; ;; (eval . (setq-local ;; jedi:environment-virtualenv ;; (list (expand-file-name "bin/virtualenv" python-shell-virtualenv-root) ;; ;;"--python" ;; ;;"/usr/bin/python3.4" ;; ))) ;; jedi:server-args )))