Re: No syntax highlighting in python mode

[Lowell Gilbert]

Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> writes:

> On 2010-05-10, Tim Johnson <tim@johnsons-web.com> wrote:
>> I'm using GNU Emacs 23.1.1 on Slackware linux 13.0 32-bit.
>> Syntax highlighting does not work. The only thing highlighted are
>> strings. Not even function definitions.
>>
>> I've tried add-hook with 
>> (setq font-lock-maximum-decoration 
>>   '((python-mode . 3)))
>>
>> I've started emacs with a python file and --debug-init
>> with no messages that suggest any type of error.
>>
>> c-h, v font-lock-maximum-decoration gives me 
>> [no match]
>>
>> Any suggestions would be appreciated. Other programming 
>> modes work fine. Other python mode functions appear to
>> work as expected.
>   Hmm! See
>       http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/PythonMode
>       where is says: 
>       """
>       Emacs post version 21 has its own python mode (python.el). This is
>       enabled by default for .py files so you don?t have to add anything to
>       your InitFile to use it. 
>       """
>   I believe the statement above is incorrect. I had to use the
>       require form - I.E. (require 'python) to activate the syntax
>       highlighting.

I can't reproduce that.  In fact:

emacs -q /usr/share/yum-cli/yumcommands.py

gives me python-mode *with* syntax color.  
[Also on 23.1.1]