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A Komodo Python macro that can be used to select the current word under the cursor position.

JavaScript version here: Recipe 577007.

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import komodo

scimoz = komodo.editor
word_start = scimoz.wordStartPosition(scimoz.currentPos, True)
word_end = scimoz.wordEndPosition(scimoz.currentPos, True)
scimoz.anchor = word_start
scimoz.currentPos = word_end

2 comments

Shaun 14 years, 3 months ago  # | flag

This works as well

import komodo word = komodo.getWordUnderCursor()

Im having a more difficult time finding how to get the selected text...

Todd Whiteman (author) 14 years, 1 month ago  # | flag

Use "scimoz.selText" to get the selected text. More scimoz functions can be found at: http://docs.activestate.com/komodo/5.2/macroapi.html#macroapi_scimoz

Created by Todd Whiteman on Thu, 14 Jan 2010 (MIT)
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