1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/py/repl.c b/py/repl.c
index 87c171cc87..b0ccfa383a 100644
--- a/py/repl.c
+++ b/py/repl.c
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ static void print_completions(const mp_print_t *print,
     for (qstr q = q_first; q <= q_last; ++q) {
         size_t d_len;
         const char *d_str = (const char *)qstr_data(q, &d_len);
+        // filter out words that begin with underscore unless there's already a partial match
+        if (s_len == 0 && d_str[0] == '_') {
+            continue;
+        }
         if (s_len <= d_len && strncmp(s_start, d_str, s_len) == 0) {
             if (test_qstr(obj, q)) {
                 int gap = (line_len + WORD_SLOT_LEN - 1) / WORD_SLOT_LEN * WORD_SLOT_LEN - line_len;