A good development environment for python

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A good development environment for python

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What IDE to use for Python?

I want to start programming in python. Is there a good development environment for python (like eclipse for java?). I guess there's a way to configure eclipse for python. If I somehow do that, will it be as good for python as it is for java? Will I be able to use the interpreter? Thanks.

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Try pydev under eclipse. It maybe does not have all the tools that there are for java but definitely enough to be productive.

Mark 2010-08-13 09:18:49

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Emacs as Python IDE

I am using it and I LOVE it.

TheMachineCharmer 2010-08-13 09:18:59

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PyDev looks good

Here are details how to configure it:

http://www.rose-hulman.edu/class/csse/resources/Eclipse/eclipse-python-configuration.htm

YoK 2010-08-13 09:20:49

@ YoK There's a difference between something that *looks* good and actually *is* good. Have you actually tried it out?

BeeBand 2010-08-13 09:40:29

PyDev works great for me - and it's very easy to install in Eclipse Helios (3.5) - just use the "Yoxos" Marketplace and search for PyDev - it's a "one-click" install.

IanH 2010-08-13 10:04:05

@BeeBand Why isn't Pydev good? I'm going to try it out now.

snakile 2010-08-13 10:30:18

FYI, Helios is 3.6

zvikico 2010-08-13 10:56:54

I'm going to give PyDev/Aptana a go, comparing it to Vim.

StephenPaulger 2010-08-13 12:30:29

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IntelliJ from JetBrains is the best Java IDE there is. Now they have PyCharm. I really like it.

duffymo 2010-08-13 09:22:54

i have walked from text editors and console interactive interpreter through IDlE, Pydev, NetBeans, Eric and many others and now stopped on IDEA with IDlE for some quick tasks.IDEA is best at the moment.

Odomontois 2010-08-13 09:31:14

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The netbeans python ide seems to be good. Form their wiki page are following features:

Code completion
Smart Indent, Outdent, and Pair matching
Editor Hints
Code Folding
Semantic highlighting
Instant Rename
Mark Occurrences
Refactoring
Debugger
Platform Manager
Code Coverage
Test Runner UI
Creating Python Eggs

I haven't used it myself, but I use netbeans for java and scala and its really good.

naikus 2010-08-13 09:29:32

Theres a whole range you could go with

there is the standard IDLE, then there are things like notepad++, pyscripter, eclipse, SPE (dont like that one)

Hugoagogo 2010-08-13 09:44:26

I like Wing

Chris Curvey 2010-08-13 11:10:27

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I'm surprised no-one has suggested Vim or gvim yet. With a bit of configuration Vim makes a good python editor that you're likely to find on any unix/linux system you use.

StephenPaulger 2010-08-13 11:11:50

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