Ask HN: Python Development Environment

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by bertm • 16 years ago

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I have been programming in python for a few months now in a simple text based interpretor. I want to move to a more robust development environment. The first one that came up in my search is Eclipse.

I am looking for something with module and library management, code auto correction, debugging tools,; moving toward continuous deployment and automated build testing. Any recommendations/reviews from the HN network?

jacquesm• 16 years ago

intellij or eclipse.

Intellij has a free trial for 30 days, that way you can see if going for 'closed source' vs open source is worth it.

gtani• 16 years ago

I've had the full komodo IDE environment for a few years, for a while somebody else paid the $$ for the license. It's nice if you do the full suite of languages targeted: ruby, python, JS, CSS.

http://www.activestate.com/komodo/

The other non-cheap IDE specifically targeting python is wingware, I've heard good things but never used

http://www.wingware.com/

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I also played with the vim plugins and textmate bundles for ruby and python (at least a year ago) and thought they werre well done, quite usable. I'm one of those people who thinks you should learn vi/vim cause it'll be installed on platforms / servers where you don't have root access.

jaddison• 16 years ago

Komodo has been more than acceptable for me for a couple of years now... but I have to admit it doesn't feel quite complete for me. I can't pinpoint what's missing though.

I recently tried Netbeans for some PHP development, and I think it's ok - but yes, it really slows down when it's "scanning projects...". (I've configured to sync to server on save) - how annoying.

Recently had to learn more vim and I don't mind using it on the server (console environment), but prefer an actual UI.

weaksauce• 16 years ago

I would say eclipse with pydev. I tried out komodo for a while but it seemed a bit on the slow side. Same story with netbeans. I also recently tried out wingIDE but was not too impressed. Most of my coding in python is done in either textmate for oneoffs, vim on a server for quick fixes or eclipse/pydev for more in depth stuff.

Pydev has the code completion and debugging facilities that you are looking for and I would imagine that you could find a suitable plugin to do the continuous deployment and automated build testing as eclipse has a strong plugin ecosystem.

enduser• 16 years ago

Unix. Use multiple refined tools that operate well together.

Editing: vim or emacs. if vim: nerdtree, vim-snipmate, vim-omnicomplete, vim's python integration.

Deployment: rsync (or your DVCS). I have a simple script that 'touch'es my Django .wsgi files before rsyncing to the deployment server.

ipython is great.

macco• 16 years ago

If you want to go the Eclipse-Road Aptana is worth a look.

I personally would recommend Emacs + bpython/ipython. A deadly combination.

vaidhy• 16 years ago

I have been using Stan's Python Editor (SPE) for quite some time and am very happy with it. Easy to install on my Ubuntu box, no big application+kitchen sink package, no magic customization files and free to boot.

Ask HN: Python Development Environment

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