Don't display unnecessary help, fixes #1557

jedi/api/__init__.py

@@ -473,8 +473,19 @@ class Script(object):
             return definitions
         leaf = self._module_node.get_leaf_for_position((line, column))
         if leaf is not None and leaf.type in ('keyword', 'operator', 'error_leaf'):
-            reserved = self._inference_state.grammar._pgen_grammar.reserved_syntax_strings.keys()
+            def need_pydoc():
-            if leaf.value in reserved:
+                if leaf.value in ('(', ')', '[', ']'):
+                    if leaf.parent.type == 'trailer':
+                        return False
+                    if leaf.parent.type == 'atom':
+                        return False
+                grammar = self._inference_state.grammar
+                # This parso stuff is not public, but since I control it, this
+                # is fine :-) ~dave
+                reserved = grammar._pgen_grammar.reserved_syntax_strings.keys()
+                return leaf.value in reserved
+
+            if need_pydoc():
                 name = KeywordName(self._inference_state, leaf.value)
                 return [classes.Name(self._inference_state, name)]
         return []

test/test_api/test_documentation.py

@@ -120,3 +120,13 @@ def test_docstring_decorator(goto_or_help_or_infer, skip_python2):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('code', ['', '\n', ' '])
 def test_empty(Script, code):
     assert not Script(code).help(1, 0)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('code', ['f()', '(bar or baz)', 'f[3]'])
+def test_no_help_for_operator(Script, code):
+    assert not Script(code).help()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('code', ['()', '(1,)', '[]', '[1]', 'f[]'])
+def test_help_for_operator(Script, code):
+    assert Script(code).help()