To benefit the autocompletion for BlackDynamite the following steps are needed. pip install argcomplete activate-global-python-argcomplete and you must insert the following in your .bashrc eval "$(register-python-argcomplete getRunInfo.py)" eval "$(register-python-argcomplete launchRuns.py)" eval "$(register-python-argcomplete canYouDigIt.py)" eval "$(register-python-argcomplete cleanRuns.py)" eval "$(register-python-argcomplete updateRuns.py)"