Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!dedibox.gegeweb.org!gegeweb.eu!nntpfeed.proxad.net!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'configure': 0.04; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'debug': 0.05; 'irc': 0.05; 'python': 0.09; 'debugger': 0.09; 'highlighting': 0.09; 'ide': 0.09; 'messing': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'used)': 0.09; 'eclipse': 0.16; 'jython,': 0.16; 'message-id:@dough.gmane.org': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'documented': 0.17; 'url:edu': 0.18; 'followed': 0.20; 'packaging': 0.20; 'written': 0.20; 'trying': 0.21; 'java': 0.21; "haven't": 0.23; 'installed': 0.23; 'downloaded': 0.24; 'linux': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'looks': 0.26; '(which': 0.26; 'ago': 0.27; 'installing': 0.27; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.28; 'run': 0.28; 'attempting': 0.29; 'unchanged': 0.29; 'error': 0.30; 'stuff': 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'from:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.32; 'asked': 0.33; 'ubuntu': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'version': 0.34; 'server': 0.35; 'received:org': 0.36; 'test': 0.36; 'problems': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'mark': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'build': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'most': 0.61; 'amazing': 0.61; 'side': 0.61; 'latest': 0.61; 'national': 0.61; 'more.': 0.62; 'here': 0.65; 'iron': 0.65; 'url:htm': 0.71; '(click': 0.84; 'bot': 0.84; 'plugin.': 0.84; 'whatsoever.': 0.84; 'fyi': 0.91; 'kat': 0.91; 'profiles': 0.91; 'received:2': 0.91; 'relief.': 0.91; 'url:resources': 0.93 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Mark Lawrence Subject: Re: Eclipse and the Python plugin Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:10:07 +0100 References: <-rSdnaVYT4PNKobNnZ2dnUVZ7r2dnZ2d@bt.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: host-2-98-198-200.as13285.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.0; rv:14.0) Gecko/20120713 Thunderbird/14.0 In-Reply-To: <-rSdnaVYT4PNKobNnZ2dnUVZ7r2dnZ2d@bt.com> X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 120803-0, 03/08/2012), Outbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 39 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1343995814 news.xs4all.nl 6872 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:57786 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:26426 On 03/08/2012 12:34, lipska the kat wrote: > A while ago someone asked me what I thought of the Eclipse plugin for > python, well I just downloaded and installed the latest version of > Eclipse for Java (Juno) followed by the Python plugin. After a while > messing about with it I can only say ... phew, what a relief. The plugin > looks like it automates a whole bunch of tasks such as packaging and you > can configure it to use Jython, Iron Python (neither of which I have > used) and some other stuff I have never heard of > > I installed all this on Ubuntu Linux 12.04 with no problems whatsoever. > > There's a debugger (which I haven't tried), code completion, error > highlighting and much more. > > Installing the plugin is documented here > http://www.rose-hulman.edu/class/csse/resources/Eclipse/eclipse-python-configuration.htm > > > And the most amazing thing of all is it's all completely free. > > I can now create, debug and test a simple IRC server written in Java > and an IRC Bot that I am attempting to build in Python side by side in > the same IDE simply by switching profiles (click one button). Astonishing. > > You might like to try it > > Just FYI so please don't tell me off (again). > > lipska > My opinion of Eclipse is unchanged by your words, it's like trying to run a legless carthorse in the Grand National or the Derby. -- Cheers. Mark Lawrence.