[BangPypers] Choosing an Editor for Python ???

[Pradeep Gowda]

On 9/15/07, Kenneth Gonsalves <lawgon at thenilgiris.com> wrote:
>
> On 15-Sep-07, at 8:52 AM, David wrote:
>
> > I need to ask what editors the group recommends for python program
> > files.
> >
> > Will MS Word do the trick or is there a Editor that is better to work
> > with.
Assuming that you were not joking when you mentioned MS word :), I
must assume that you are a newbie to programming.

If you are on windows, you might be better off with Python-win32,
which gives a nice editor with syntax highlight, code folding, etc.
(Free)

Pywin32 uses Scintilla library to do the above mentioned tricks. SciTE
is a very lightweight editor <1MB with excellent support for python.
Scite also uses scintilla.

You can write program in SciTE and run it interactively by pressing F5
and see the results in a split pane. I have used it for a long time
till I left windowz.

Eric3 looks feature rich, but I always found all the menus and
toolbars more of a distraction.

Vi and Emacs (esp emacs) rock if you are a linux head. But then, Vi
and Emacs needs a life-style change to get used to ... heh heh...

Oh, I currently use Textmate on my spanky new mac. Still trying to
un-map my fingers from the emacs bindings though.

So, on windows
  newbie - win32py or scite
  master - ?? (will any *master* use windows? </flame bait>)
[If you are a eclipse user you can try pydev. It has a good set of
features and is attractive for people who are already used to the
eclipse ecosystem.]

Linux -
 newbie - kate, gedit --> eric3
 master - vi/emacs

Mac -
 TextMate FTW!

-Pradeep

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