Geany is similar to SCiTE, but preferences are more easily edited. Geany is by far the best IDE for Ubuntu (and I've tried a TON)
On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 7:14 PM, James Paige <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 05:00:18PM -0700, Sean Wolfe wrote: > > Hey folks, how goes it? I'm new to python and pygame. I have a > question > > for you regarding IDEs. > > > > I have been using IDLE so far, what came with python 2.5, and I like > its > > simple stripped down approach. However I am getting a bit frustrated > with > > what seems to be a bug with the 'Run Module' feature where you can run > > your code by just hitting the F5 key within the editor. This feature > seems > > to crash a lot. I applied the 'IDLE hangs up' fix from pygame.org, > but > > still getting some crashes and freezes. > > > > It seems like IDLE hasn't been in development for quite a while? The > > documentation page on python.org is something like. . . 8 *years* > old. > > > > So. . . . any recommendations for a good n00b IDE? I really like > IDLE's > > stripped down no-frills approach. Also, I need to be able to set a > > white-on-black color scheme. . . much easier on the eyes. > > > > thanks! > > I like SciTE (Scintilla Text Editor) > > Like IDLE, it is no-frills. > > It has python syntax coloring, F5 to run the current module works > nicely, and you can customize the color scheme. > > http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html > > --- > James Paige > -- - pymike (http://pymike.4rensics.org/)
