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+# encoding: utf-8
+"""Generic functions for extending IPython.
+
+See http://pypi.python.org/pypi/simplegeneric.
+"""
+
+from IPython.core.error import TryNext
+from simplegeneric import generic
+
+
+@generic
+def inspect_object(obj):
+    """Called when you do obj?"""
+    raise TryNext
+
+
+@generic
+def complete_object(obj, prev_completions):
+    """Custom completer dispatching for python objects.
+
+    Parameters
+    ----------
+    obj : object
+        The object to complete.
+    prev_completions : list
+        List of attributes discovered so far.
+
+    This should return the list of attributes in obj. If you only wish to
+    add to the attributes already discovered normally, return
+    own_attrs + prev_completions.
+    """
+    raise TryNext
+
+