How to fix absent Python autocompletion on object instances in Vim?

Question

I have found a strange behavior in Vim when I attempt to use autocompletion on objects. If I instantiate the objects on a module level, the Vim autocompletion will work on the i

Answer 1

Expanding the @BergmannF answer. If you don't want the rope's completion to select the first entry just append <C-P> (go to previous entry -> no entry) to the imap command:

imap <C-Space> <C-R>=RopeCodeAssistInsertMode()<CR><C-P>

Answer 2

I had to use the following line to get ctrl+space working

imap <Nul> <C-R>=RopeCodeAssistInsertMode()<CR>

Answer 3

Even though it does not use Vim’s omnicompletion plugin, by using rope, ropemode and ropevim it is possible to get autocompletion in methods:

Even though not really exactly what I wanted it works pretty well.

I got it working like so: I installed the ropevim distribution from here and added the following lines to my .vimrc file:

" Rope AutoComplete
let ropevim_vim_completion = 1
let ropevim_extended_complete = 1
let g:ropevim_autoimport_modules = ["os.*", "traceback", "django.*",  "xml.etree"]
imap <c-space> <C-R>=RopeCodeAssistInsertMode()<CR>

Now pressing Ctrl+Space will bring up the rope completion menu.