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Miasma at 03:53, 28 July 2007

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	It is fairly simple and consists of separate editor and Python shell windows. Using IDLE is similar to running a Python shell from a terminal window and editing the script in another terminal window using Vim, Emacs or your favorite text editor not requiring a GUI. For quick one or two liners where you don't need to save your script the IDLE Python Shell is all you will need. If you want to save your script or it involves more complicated code you will probably want to use the editor. You can run your script directly from the Python Editor but if you haven't already saved it you will be prompted to save your script before it will be run in the Python Shell.		It is fairly simple and consists of separate editor and Python shell windows. Using IDLE is similar to running a Python shell from a terminal window and editing the script in another terminal window using Vim, Emacs or your favorite text editor not requiring a GUI. For quick one or two liners where you don't need to save your script the IDLE Python Shell is all you will need. If you want to save your script or it involves more complicated code you will probably want to use the editor. You can run your script directly from the Python Editor but if you haven't already saved it you will be prompted to save your script before it will be run in the Python Shell.
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	The IDLE Python Editor		The IDLE Python Editor
	The editor can be configured to use default or user defined highlighting, key bindings, fonts, indentation and a few general settings. The editor also supports call tips, code completion, word expansion, show and matching parenthesis.		The editor can be configured to use default or user defined highlighting, key bindings, fonts, indentation and a few general settings. The editor also supports call tips, code completion, word expansion, show and matching parenthesis.

Miasma at 01:49, 28 July 2007

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-	~~This is currently~~ a ~~work in progress~~ and ~~should be~~ of ~~minimum standard very soon~~. ~~I'll keep adding~~ to ~~it as my own experience and time allow -~~-~~[[User:Miasma\|Miasma]] 15:46, 11 July 2007 (EDT)~~	+	Until we can get around to reviewing all the available editors and IDEs and you just want to get started, you may already have everything you need already on your system. Please see the section on IDLE. If you want something a bit more graphical most standard text editors for the Gnome and KDE desktop environments will serve quite well and may even have some Python specific editing features like code highlighting. With most of these types of editors you will need to save your work then run the code manually in a shell. Because Python is an interpreted language you can run your code directly at a command prompt like this:
		+	$ python myscript.py
		+	or to remain in an interactive Python shell
		+	$ python -i myscript.py
		+	You can learn quite a bit from an interactive shell without using an editor.

		+	For those who can't wait until we get around to more detailed and specific reviews beyond IDLE please visit The Python Programming Language Official Website for an overview of [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors editors] and [http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments IDEs.]
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		+	== IDLE ==

		+	IDLE is the Python IDE written in Python using the Tkinter GUI toolkit and works on all platforms that support Python. IDLE calls itself, Python's Integrated DeveLopment Environment and is named in accordance to the spirit of Python with a reference to the British television show, Monty Python's Flying Circus. A stable version of IDLE is currently distributed with every Python distribution. So, if your system has Python installed you should already have IDLE available for your use.

-	~~Until we can get around to reviewing all the available editors~~ and ~~IDEs~~ and ~~you just want~~ to ~~get started~~, ~~you may already have everything you need already on~~ your ~~system~~. ~~All~~ you need to ~~get started on even~~ the ~~most basic systems~~ is ~~a Python interpreter and a text editor~~. If you want ~~something a bit~~ more ~~graphical most text editors for the Gnome and KDE desktop environments will serve quite well and~~ will probably ~~even have some advanced editing features like code highlighting~~. ~~With most of these types of editors~~ you will ~~need~~ to save your ~~work and actually~~ run the ~~code manually in a shell. It isn't fancy but should do quite well for a beginning step until you start knowing what kind of advanced features you would want to have. In fact because~~ Python ~~is an interpreted language you can run much of you code directly at a command prompt and can learn quite a bit without any external text editor~~.	+	It is fairly simple and consists of separate editor and Python shell windows. Using IDLE is similar to running a Python shell from a terminal window and editing the script in another terminal window using Vim, Emacs or your favorite text editor not requiring a GUI. For quick one or two liners where you don't need to save your script the IDLE Python Shell is all you will need. If you want to save your script or it involves more complicated code you will probably want to use the editor. You can run your script directly from the Python Editor but if you haven't already saved it you will be prompted to save your script before it will be run in the Python Shell.

-	~~If you want something designed specifically to be used with~~ Python ~~Idle is an excellent choice. You may even already have it on your system as well. DrPython is also a lightweight tool good for beginners. Either will allow you to run your code from the~~ editor ~~without having~~ to use ~~an external terminal as you would need to do with~~ a ~~basic text~~ editor.	+	The IDLE Python Editor
		+	The editor can be configured to use default or user defined highlighting, key bindings, fonts, indentation and a few general settings. The editor also supports call tips, code completion, word expansion, show and matching parenthesis.

-	~~For those who~~ can~~'t wait until we get around~~ to ~~more detailed~~ and ~~specific reviews please visit~~ The Python ~~Programming Language Official Website~~ for ~~an overview of [~~http://~~wiki~~.python.org/~~moin~~/~~PythonEditors editors]~~ and [http://~~wiki~~.python.org/~~moin~~/~~IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments IDEs~~.]	+	The IDLE Python Shell
-	~~----~~	+	The Python Shell can also be configured with the same options available to the editor. It also includes some debugging options not availible in the editor alone. One nice thing about the shell that is not the case with all Python development tools is that it remains interactive after the script is run.
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		+	Open Module
		+	From the editor or shell menu you can open a new editor window to take a look at the Python source code for any module written in Python.
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		+	Class Browser
		+	Opening a new window from the editor or shell using this browser lets you browse classes and functions. Clicking on a class or function will find and highlight that class or function in the editor. This is a handy tool when dealing with large complex programs.
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		+	Path Browser
		+	The Path Browser lets you find and open Python programs and modules in your system path. This will not find Python programs and modules tucked away in a subdirectory not in your system path. An example is it being able to find /home/user/bin/myscript/myapp.py but not /home/user/Desktop/myapp.py assumning that you have /home/user/bin and you have included it in your $PATH.
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		+	Debugger
		+	The IDLE debugger is real simple and far from complete. It allows you to set breakpoints, view and step.
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		+	It is possible to extend IDLE if you need tools not included in the stable version that came with your Python distribution, but you might want to look into some other editors or IDEs first.
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		+	While comparitively not real powerful or versitile this IDE is a good choice for beginners just because it is basic and simple. It can certainaly get you through most if not all beginning to intermediate tutorials.
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		+	http://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/~dyoo/python/idle_intro/index.html provides a beginning introduction to using IDLE and while the examples and images are from Windoze the look and feel are almost identical under *nix.
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		+	http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/idle.html This page is from the Python Library Reference is definately for reference only and not a tutorial, however, it might be the right place to find info on an esoteric fact.
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		+	http://www.python.org/idle/doc/ Also not a tutorial but provides a lot more usable info than the reference library and is easier to read. It is available in frames or no frames versions.

Miasma at 20:25, 15 July 2007

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-	Until I can get around to reviewing all the available editors and IDEs and you just want to get started, you may already have everything you need already on your system. All you need to get started on even the most basic systems is a Python interpreter and a text editor. If you want something a bit more graphical most text editors for the Gnome and KDE desktop environments will serve quite well and will probably even have some advanced editing features like code highlighting. With most of these types of editors you will need to save your work and actually run the code manually in a shell. It isn't fancy but should do quite well for a beginning step until you start knowing what kind of advanced features you would want to have. In fact because Python is an interpreted language you can run much of you code directly at a command prompt and can learn quite a bit without any external text editor.	+	Until we can get around to reviewing all the available editors and IDEs and you just want to get started, you may already have everything you need already on your system. All you need to get started on even the most basic systems is a Python interpreter and a text editor. If you want something a bit more graphical most text editors for the Gnome and KDE desktop environments will serve quite well and will probably even have some advanced editing features like code highlighting. With most of these types of editors you will need to save your work and actually run the code manually in a shell. It isn't fancy but should do quite well for a beginning step until you start knowing what kind of advanced features you would want to have. In fact because Python is an interpreted language you can run much of you code directly at a command prompt and can learn quite a bit without any external text editor.

	If you want something designed specifically to be used with Python Idle is an excellent choice. You may even already have it on your system as well. DrPython is also a lightweight tool good for beginners. Either will allow you to run your code from the editor without having to use an external terminal as you would need to do with a basic text editor.		If you want something designed specifically to be used with Python Idle is an excellent choice. You may even already have it on your system as well. DrPython is also a lightweight tool good for beginners. Either will allow you to run your code from the editor without having to use an external terminal as you would need to do with a basic text editor.

		+	For those who can't wait until we get around to more detailed and specific reviews please visit The Python Programming Language Official Website for an overview of [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors editors] and [http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments IDEs.]
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-	For those who can't wait please visit The Python Programming Language Official Website for an overview of [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors editors] and [http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments IDEs.]

Miasma at 20:23, 15 July 2007

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-	Until I can get around to reviewing all the available editors and IDEs and you just want to get started, you may already have everything you need already on your system~~, even those without an X server running~~. ~~Most GNU/Linux~~ systems ~~today include~~ a Python interpreter. If you want something a bit more graphical most text editors for the Gnome and KDE desktop environments will serve quite well and will probably even have features like code highlighting ~~and folding included~~. With most of these types of editors you will need to save your work and actually run the code manually in a shell. It isn't fancy but should do quite well for a beginning step until you start knowing what kind of advanced features you would want to have.	+	Until I can get around to reviewing all the available editors and IDEs and you just want to get started, you may already have everything you need already on your system. All you need to get started on even the most basic systems is a Python interpreter and a text editor. If you want something a bit more graphical most text editors for the Gnome and KDE desktop environments will serve quite well and will probably even have some advanced editing features like code highlighting. With most of these types of editors you will need to save your work and actually run the code manually in a shell. It isn't fancy but should do quite well for a beginning step until you start knowing what kind of advanced features you would want to have. In fact because Python is an interpreted language you can run much of you code directly at a command prompt and can learn quite a bit without any external text editor.

-	If you want something ~~light but still~~ designed to ~~use~~ with Python Idle is an excellent choice~~, and you~~ may even already have it on your system.	+	If you want something designed specifically to be used with Python Idle is an excellent choice. You may even already have it on your system as well. DrPython is also a lightweight tool good for beginners. Either will allow you to run your code from the editor without having to use an external terminal as you would need to do with a basic text editor.

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-	For those who can't wait please visit [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors ~~The Python Programming Language Official Website] for an overview of~~ editors and	+	For those who can't wait please visit The Python Programming Language Official Website for an overview of [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors editors] and [http://wiki.python.org/moin/IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments IDEs.]

Miasma at 19:48, 15 July 2007

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	This is currently a work in progress and should be of minimum standard very soon. I'll keep adding to it as my own experience and time allow --[[User:Miasma\|Miasma]] 15:46, 11 July 2007 (EDT)		This is currently a work in progress and should be of minimum standard very soon. I'll keep adding to it as my own experience and time allow --[[User:Miasma\|Miasma]] 15:46, 11 July 2007 (EDT)

-	~~For those who~~ can~~'t wait please visit [http://wiki.python~~.~~org~~/~~moin/PythonEditors The~~ Python ~~Programming Language Official Website]~~ for an ~~overview~~.	+
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		+	Until I can get around to reviewing all the available editors and IDEs and you just want to get started, you may already have everything you need already on your system, even those without an X server running. Most GNU/Linux systems today include a Python interpreter. If you want something a bit more graphical most text editors for the Gnome and KDE desktop environments will serve quite well and will probably even have features like code highlighting and folding included. With most of these types of editors you will need to save your work and actually run the code manually in a shell. It isn't fancy but should do quite well for a beginning step until you start knowing what kind of advanced features you would want to have.
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		+	If you want something light but still designed to use with Python Idle is an excellent choice, and you may even already have it on your system.
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		+	For those who can't wait please visit [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors The Python Programming Language Official Website] for an overview of editors and

Miasma at 19:56, 11 July 2007

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		+	For those who can't wait please visit [http://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonEditors The Python Programming Language Official Website] for an overview.
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Miasma at 19:46, 11 July 2007

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Miasma at 19:45, 11 July 2007

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