1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/python.el b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
index c401cdfbf54..104ea26689f 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/python.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/python.el
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
   (require 'compile)
   (require 'hippie-exp))
 
-(require 'sym-comp)
 (autoload 'comint-mode "comint")
 
 (defgroup python nil
@@ -2147,12 +2146,14 @@ Uses `python-beginning-of-block', `python-end-of-block'."
   "Return a list of completions of the string SYMBOL from Python process.
 The list is sorted.
 Uses `python-imports' to load modules against which to complete."
-  (when symbol
+  (when (stringp symbol)
     (let ((completions
            (condition-case ()
                (car (read-from-string
                      (python-send-receive
-                      (format "emacs.complete(%S,%s)" symbol python-imports))))
+                      (format "emacs.complete(%S,%s)"
+                              (substring-no-properties symbol)
+                              python-imports))))
              (error nil))))
       (sort
        ;; We can get duplicates from the above -- don't know why.