PyDev 3.1.0 released

[Fabio Zadrozny]

Hi All,

PyDev 3.1.0 has been released

Details on PyDev: http://pydev.org

Details on its development: http://pydev.blogspot.com

LiClipse (PyDev standalone with goodies such as support for Django
Templates, Mako Templates, Html, Javascript, etc):
http://brainwy.github.io/liclipse/


Release Highlights:
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* **Important**: PyDev requires Eclipse 3.8 or 4.3 onwards and Java 7! For
older versions, keep using PyDev 2.x.

* **Refactoring**:

    * It's now possible to rename a module (using F2 or drag and drop in
the pydev package explorer).

    * Multiple improvements on the rename refactoring.

* **Debugger**:

    * **Automatic code reloading on the debugger** (based on xreload).

        * When a file is changed and a debug session is on, PyDev will
automatically reload it (based on xreload).

        * View
https://github.com/fabioz/Pydev/blob/development/plugins/org.python.pydev/pysrc/pydevd_reload.pyfor
caveats/limitations.

    * **Get referrers on debug**

        * Right-click expression or variable in debugger and select 'Get
Referrers'

        * Note: may not work on some Python variants as it needs access to
the gc module.

    * **Stackless python** is now supported in the debugger, showing all
the suspended tasklets in the stack view.

    * Automatically force focus to Eclipse on breakpoint hit (Enable in
prefereces > pydev > debug).

    * The remote debugger can be left 'always on' (Enable in prefereces >
pydev > debug).

    * If there's an exception while evaluating a conditional breakpoint the
thread is suspended and the issue reported.

    * Option to skip caught exceptions thrown and handled in the same
context.

    * A comment with @IgnoreException can be added to lines where an
exception is thrown to have that exception ignored by the debugger when
caught exceptions support is turned on.

    * Improved visualization of frame objects.

    * Bug-fixes on Jython debugging.

* **Unittest**:

    * Django: The default PyDev unittest runner can now run Django tests
properly

    * Selecting a unit-test method in the editor and **right-click > run as
unit-test** will run only the selected unit-test.

    * **Ctrl+F9** with test selected will pre-select only that test to run
in unit-test.


* **General**:

    * Improvements on search for references (Ctrl+Shift+G).

    * Fixed some racing conditions related to the plugin startup.

    * Organize imports has option to add from imports before other imports.

    * Improved connection to shell that does code-completion.

    * Properly supporting creation of shell inside a Jython VM in Eclipse.


What is PyDev?
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PyDev is a plugin that enables users to use Eclipse for Python, Jython and
IronPython development -- making Eclipse a first class Python IDE -- It
comes with many goodies such as code completion, syntax highlighting,
syntax analysis, refactor, debug and many others.


Cheers,

--
Fabio Zadrozny
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Software Developer

LiClipse
http://brainwy.github.io/liclipse

PyDev - Python Development Environment for Eclipse
http://pydev.org
http://pydev.blogspot.com