[Pythonmac-SIG] New to phython and need an ide tool help....

[John Ochiltree]

On 2 Jan 2005, at 06:02, Bob Ippolito wrote:

> On Jan 2, 2005, at 12:47 AM, Meitnik at aol.com wrote:
>
>>       However, I need some help to really easily learn Python. Due to 
>> typing limitations of my fingers, I could really use a code 
>> auto-complete feature in the Macphython IDE am currently using to 
>> learn Python with. Anyone up to adding this? I am not looking for 
>> anything fancy for now. Just enough to rapidly insert code and not be 
>> stumbling with syntax and correct spelling. I did find one tool to do 
>> it but its an expensive one for my limited fixed income and its far 
>> more powerful then I need for now.
>
> The MacPython IDE isn't really maintained, so it's unlikely that this 
> will happen.
>
> You may want to try using Xcode, it will do syntax highlighting and 
> completion of Python code.  It's not the smartest around, but it 
> doesn't cost anything (assuming you have a copy of Mac OS X 10.3).
>
> PyOXIDE <http://projects.gandreas.com/pyoxide/download.php> might also 
> have code completion, I'm not sure.
>
> -bob
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Is the code available for the MacPython IDE? Is there enough interest 
to get something like the idlefork project off the ground? Idlefork 
took the original idle, added loads to it and it was merged back into 
the main branch. Anyone interested?

John Ochiltree
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