Name: [002] Ian Ozsvald
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Python IDEs and Tools

start

You know at least a bit about Python programming

goals

You will have an overview of the main Python IDEs and tools

Required Knowledge

Beginner Python Programming

by Ian Ozsvald and Horst Jens and Lucas Holland and gasto and John Montgomery and Kyran Dale and Jeff Rush and André Roberge added 04/09
How to read and write simply Python programs and running them

You might find the following blog discussions to be useful too: Get Going with Python IDEs 1, Get Going with Python IDEs 2, Choosing a Python IDE.

Integrated Development Environments (IDEs)

PyDev

PyDev is an extension for the Eclipse IDE. It comes in a free version (very useful) and a commercial extension (extra tools).

The first series shows PyDev in action, the second is by PyDev's creator which shows some of the features of each version.

PyDev Eclipse IDE Videos

by fabiofz added 01/07
See the PyDev development environment in action. PyDev is an extension to the powerful Eclipse framework (best known as a Java editor). PyDev and Eclipse provide a powerful, free IDE for Python development.
PyDev on a Mac

PyDev on a Mac

by Robert Marchetti added 04/07
This tutorial is a short Hello World tutorial on setting up the free IDE Eclipse w/ Pydev extension on the Intel Mac OSX. Shows you how to quickly setup and get running.

You'll need to be a Club member to see the PyDev videos (shown editing a real program) in this series:

Python Development on XP

by Ian Ozsvald added 02/07
See PyDev and IDLE in action, program and debug code and then learn bullet-proof coding by unit-testing with nosetests. This series will save you time as you watch 4 years of distilled knowledge. Several exercises will help you to expand your knowledge and you can ask me questions to get feedback on your progress. Note title change - previously this series was known as 'Python Newbies on XP' [...]

Wing IDE

Introducing Wing 3

by Ian Ozsvald and Stephan Deibel added 10/07
This two-part series will show you Wingware's new Wing 3 IDE. Topics: starting a new Python program, navigation, debugging, writing new code whilst debugging. Features shown include the Debug Probe, Source Assistant and the Source Browser.

Boa Constructor

Introduction to Boa Constructor

by cmpython added 01/09
A nine video series introducing Boa Constructor, a free cross-platform wxPython IDE and visual GUI builder. The series assumes only a basic familiarity with Python or wxPython. Useful Links: Download Boa Constructor 0.6.1 Boa Constructor Help Forum

SPE

Python with Stani's Python Editor (SPE)

by Ian Ozsvald added 01/07
Two videos to demonstrate editing and debugging of Python code using the excellent SPE toolkit.

IDLE

IDLE comes with all Python distributions. It is introduced in this series, note you'll need Club membership to see IDLE in action:

Python Development on XP

by Ian Ozsvald added 02/07
See PyDev and IDLE in action, program and debug code and then learn bullet-proof coding by unit-testing with nosetests. This series will save you time as you watch 4 years of distilled knowledge. Several exercises will help you to expand your knowledge and you can ask me questions to get feedback on your progress. Note title change - previously this series was known as 'Python Newbies on XP' [...]

DrPython

Python: Leo shows how the Buttonbox function of EasyGui (German / English subtitles)

Python: Leo shows how the Buttonbox function of EasyGui (German / English subtitles)

by Horst Jens and leo added 03/07
This video is in German language and has subtitles in English. Das Video ist in deutscher Sprache mit englischen Untertiteln. speaker: Leo (10) Leo shows how to look up, write and test a function. He writes a little Python program using the 3rd party module Easygui and demonstrate the buttonbox function. After creating a box with 3 buttons he test all the possible user-actions. The program is [...]
python: Lexi shows and edit the GUI module Easygui (German / English subtitles)

python: Lexi shows and edit the GUI module Easygui (German / English subtitles)

by Horst Jens and P.L. added 03/07
This video is in German language and has subtitles in English. Das Video ist in deutscher Sprache mit englischen Untertiteln. speaker: Lexi (11) Lexi shows how to install, use and edit the 3rd party module Easygui and displays a simple messagebox. Later he edit the code of the module itself to alter the font size. For more information and for the source code, see the Wiki License: Creative Comm [...]

Ulipad

Introducing Ulipad

Introducing Ulipad

by Kelie Feng added 05/08
Ulipad is a free code editor written in Python. This short screen cast is intended to be an introduction of this tool by demonstrating some of its features. (p.s. You can download the originally recorded video file at http://www.rcblue.com/u3/. Thanks to Dick Moores for hosting it.)

VIM

Setting up Python 2.5 support in VIM

by Jack Atkinson added 02/08
The default installation of VIM has support for Python 2.4 dynamically loaded built-in. However, for those that have moved on to Python 2.5, your VIM installation needs to be made current. This will require you to acquire a copy of the source code for VIM and the MingGW compiler for Windows. This tutorial will show you how to install MingGW and how to recompile and install VIM with Python 2.5 s [...]

Command-line Environments

Jeff Rush gives an excellent short introduction to the IPython shell followed by a 5-part series showing you how it works.

Python and the Interactive Shell 'IPython'

Python and the Interactive Shell 'IPython'

by Jeff Rush added 07/07
A slideshow introduction to the enhanced interactive shell name IPython. Superior to the default Python shell, IPython provides power object introspection features, easy access to operating system commands and integrates with your text editor. If after viewing the slideshow, IPython looks like something you want to investigate further, check out my 5-talk series demonstrating how to use IPython. [...]

A Demonstration of the 'IPython' Interactive Shell

by Jeff Rush added 07/07
A usage walkthru showing the use of the enhanced interactive shell named IPython. Divided into five parts, this talk in the series will cover tab completion, namespace management, logging, the help system and introspection. This series is a follow-on to the talk 5-Minutes with Python and the Interactive Shell 'IPython' which gave an overview as a slideshow of the features of IPython. NOTE: The p [...]

unpingco shows you how to setup IPython on Windows.

Introducing and setting up IPython on a Windows PC

Introducing and setting up IPython on a Windows PC

by unpingco added 04/09
We discuss effective ways to set up and configure IPython on a Windows PC including handy tips for making the most out of IPython in a Windows environment.

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You might find the following blog discussions to be useful too: `Get Going with Python IDEs 1 <http://blog.showmedo.com/2007/04/04/get-going-with-python-2-python-development-environments-ides-part-1/>`_, `Get Going with Python IDEs 2 <http://blog.showmedo.com/2007/04/04/get-going-with-python-2-python-development-environments-ides-part-2/>`_, `Choosing a Python IDE <http://blog.showmedo.com/2007/03/08/choosing-a-python-ide/>`_.

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