FIX: modifying an array using .i/.points/.ipoints/.iflat now refreshe…

…s the view (fixes issue #269)

doc/source/changes/version_0_34_3.rst.inc

@@ -1,41 +1,8 @@
 .. py:currentmodule:: larray_editor
 
-Syntax changes
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-* renamed ``MappingEditor.old_method_name()`` to :py:obj:`MappingEditor.new_method_name()` (closes :editor_issue:`1`).
-
-* renamed ``old_argument_name`` argument of :py:obj:`MappingEditor.method_name()` to ``new_argument_name``.
-
-
-Backward incompatible changes
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-* other backward incompatible changes
-
-
-New features
-^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-* added a feature (see the :ref:`miscellaneous section <misc_editor>` for details).
-
-* added another feature in the editor (closes :editor_issue:`1`).
-
-  .. note::
-
-     - It works for foo bar !
-     - It does not work for foo baz !
-
-
-.. _misc_editor:
-
-Miscellaneous improvements
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-* improved something.
-
-
 Fixes
 ^^^^^
 
-* fixed something (closes :editor_issue:`1`).
+* changes made to arrays in the console using the "points" syntax (for example: `arr.points['a0,a1', 'b0,b1'] = 0`)
+  and the other special `.something[]` syntaxes were not detected by the viewer and thus not displayed (closes
+  :editor_issue:`269`).

larray_editor/editor.py

@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 REOPEN_LAST_FILE = object()
 
 assignment_pattern = re.compile(r'[^\[\]]+[^=]=[^=].+')
-setitem_pattern = re.compile(r'(.+)\[.+\][^=]=[^=].+')
+setitem_pattern = re.compile(r'(\w+)(\.i|\.iflat|\.points|\.ipoints)?\[.+\][^=]=[^=].+')
 history_vars_pattern = re.compile(r'_i?\d+')
 # XXX: add all scalars except strings (from numpy or plain Python)?
 # (long) strings are not handled correctly so should NOT be in this list
@@ -695,9 +695,9 @@ def ipython_cell_executed(self):
         # 'In' and '_ih' point to the same object (but '_ih' is supposed to be the non-overridden one)
         cur_input_num = len(user_ns['_ih']) - 1
         last_input = user_ns['_ih'][-1]
-        if setitem_pattern.match(last_input):
-            m = setitem_pattern.match(last_input)
-            varname = m.group(1)
+        setitem_match = setitem_pattern.match(last_input)
+        if setitem_match:
+            varname = setitem_match.group(1)
             # otherwise it should have failed at this point, but let us be sure
             if varname in clean_ns:
                 if self._display_in_grid(varname, clean_ns[varname]):