[Pythonmac-SIG] IDLE and MacPython 2.5

[Dethe Elza]

On 26-Oct-06, at 7:26 PM, David Worrall wrote:

> no need for a file? then enjoy the delights of the interpreter.  just
> $ /usr/bin/python (at the prompt)

Better, use IPython (even from Idle, I think it can be done, but I  
don't use Idle, so YMMV).  IPython will let you work in the  
interpreter, then save the session to a file for editing if you  
decide to preserve what you've done.

http://ipython.scipy.org/

--Dethe

>
> will get you the interpreter at which you can play around.
> sometimes I do that whilst I'm trying to work out what I want
> (by looking at the results of various processes)
> and then drag/copy and past into a text edit doco when it's right,
> and sometimes the reverse, especially for looping structures.
>
> That afterall is one of the beauties of interpreted languages ...
> you don't need to know what you want until you see the it ..
> This means that it is a tool for thought rather than just a tool for
> executing a known idea.
>
> All the best w. python. I've programmed in everything from
> fortran II , pascal, snobol, apl, forth, c, assemblers etc etc
> and python for 7 years on all sorts of platforms. These days
>   there has to be a pretty convincing argument  for me to use
> anything else.
>
> ---David
>
> On 26/10/2006, at 7:28 PM, Rodney Somerstein wrote:
>
>> Thanks Chris and David for the suggestions. I'm already aware of
>> other editors. But, as I mentioned, I'm currently learning Python and
>> an environment that actually lets me execute python code without
>> having to first create and save a file is superior for that purpose,
>> in my opinion.
>>
>> I already own BBEdit and have for many years. So, when I start
>> actually writing real code, I will likely use that.
>>
>>> For what it' worth, perhaps to save you some time, I recently spent
>>> a  day evaluating
>>> these tools. Horses for courses, but for me:
>>> TextWrangler is a freebie BBEditLite - a very nice word-processor
>>> which is keyword aware;
>>> SPE is a full-blown development environment which includes wxglade
>>> interface to wxwindows
>>> I found it difficult to 'grock' quickly but it could be good
>>> ScrIDE is 1/2 way between.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>> On 26/10/2006, at 2:13 AM, Christopher Barker wrote:
>>>
>>>> While we're at it, if all you want is a Python-aware editor -- then
>>>> there area a lot of other (better?) options. Scan the archives of
>>>> this
>>>> list for suggestions. A few:
>>>>
>>>> BBEdit (TextWrangler?)
>>>> Eclipse
>>>> SPE
>>>> Jedit
>>>> ScrIDE
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Assorted *nix editors: emaca, VIm, etc, etc.
>>>>
>>>> or look here:
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors
>>>>
>>>> -Chris
>>
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Rodney Somerstein            Always remember that you are unique...
>> rodneys at io.com               just like everyone else.
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