Stop company-mode from completing dictionary words

Question

How can I stop company-mode from autocompleting dictionary words? I only want it to autocomplete commands.

This is my config:

(use-package company
  :ensure
  :defer 4
  :init (progn
          (global-company-mode)
          (setq company-global-modes '(not python-mode cython-mode sage-mode))
          )
  :config (progn
            (setq company-tooltip-limit 20
                  company-idle-delay .1
                  company-echo-delay 0
                  company-begin-commands '(self-insert-command)
                  company-transformers '(company-sort-by-occurrence)
                  company-selection-wrap-around t
                  company-idle-delay .1
                  company-minimum-prefix-length 1
                  company-selection-wrap-around t
                  company-dabbrev-downcase nil
                  )
            (bind-keys :map company-active-map
                       ("C-n" . company-select-next)
                       ("C-p" . company-select-previous)
                       ("C-d" . company-show-doc-buffer)
                       ("<tab>" . company-complete)
                       ("<escape>" . company-abort)
                       )
            )
  )

UPDATE: I just noticed that it autocompletes not from the dictionary (ispell) but from all words already existing in the current buffer. How can I stop it from doing so?

Answer 1

You have to take a look at the variable company-backends.

If you append the backends you want to use manually, the preconfigured backends will be ignored.

So if you want to only complete python commands, you'd have to use (add-to-list 'company-backends '(company-jedi))

You should configure your backends for every mode that uses company.

Of course you have to install jedi first.