[Tutor] Setting Up Emacs

[Tim Johnson]

* Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> [111030 07:40]:
> Rinu Boney wrote:
> >I am New To Python.
> >I Would Like To Setup Emacs As A Python IDE.
> >I Don't Know Anything About Emacs!
> 
> If you don't know anything about emacs, and you don't know anything 
> about Python, why do you want to make things ten times more difficult by 
> learning a new language AND the most heavyweight, complex editor at the 
> same time?
> 
> I recommend you use a more friendly editor. You haven't mentioned what 
> operating system you are using. If you are using Linux with the KDE 
> desktop, I recommend you use a good, modern GUI editor like Kate as your 
> editor. Other people might prefer different editors, but I've come to 
> like Kate the best.

  I've used emacs extensively in the past and now use vim.  They are
  both rewarding to use, but to support Steven, it could be a
  nightmare for Rinu to to learn both python and emacs or vim. 
  
  I believe that idle is part of the python distro on both linux and
  darwin (Mac OSX). That is worth consideration, I would think.
  
  If Rinu is on windows, there is pythonwin and there is an
  extremely good, well supported and easy-to-learn shareware editor
  called Boxer. I would recommend either to any programmer in a
  windows environment.
  	
> Personally, I recommend against IDEs. I find that they are 
> over-complicated and get in the way. I've seen too many people 
> struggling because their IDE changes the way their code works. I 
> recommend you keep your code open in an editor, an interactive session 
> open in a good xterm, and a second xterm tab open for running your 
> script. That's my preference.

  Yeah. What he said. 

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