Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-17 Thread JussiJ
On May 31, 12:42 am, edexter eric_dex...@msn.com wrote: On the Windows platform the Zeus editor has Python language support: http://www.zeusedit.com I will sometimes use word pad but i perfer syntax highlighting.. The syntax highlighter is fully configurable. I would be after is to be

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-05 Thread Nick Craig-Wood
Ben Finney ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au wrote: Emile van Sebille em...@fenx.com writes: On 6/4/2009 3:19 PM Lawrence D'Oliveiro said... In message slrnh2g9ei.2ea.n...@irishsea.home.craig-wood.com, Nick Craig- Wood wrote: You quit emacs with Ctrl-X Ctrl-C. That's

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-05 Thread Xah Lee
On May 25, 10:35 am, LittleGrasshopper seattleha...@yahoo.com wrote: With so many choices, I was wondering what editor is the one you prefer when coding Python, and why. I normally use vi, and just got into Python, so I am looking for suitable syntax files for it, and extra utilities. I

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-04 Thread Nick Craig-Wood
Steven D'Aprano st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au wrote: On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:54:48 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message kkkmp7@spenarnc.xs4all.nl, Albert van der Horst wrote: An indication of how one can see one is in emacs is also appreciated. How about, hit

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-04 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message slrnh2g9ei.2ea.n...@irishsea.home.craig-wood.com, Nick Craig- Wood wrote: You quit emacs with Ctrl-X Ctrl-C. That's save-buffers-kill-emacs. If you don't want to save buffers, the exit sequence is alt-tilde, f, e. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-04 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message kkpx6l@spenarnc.xs4all.nl, Albert van der Horst wrote: Memories of Atari 260/520/1040 that had a keyboard with a key actually marked ... HELP. And the OLPC machines have a key marked reveal source. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-04 Thread Ben Finney
Emile van Sebille em...@fenx.com writes: On 6/4/2009 3:19 PM Lawrence D'Oliveiro said... In message slrnh2g9ei.2ea.n...@irishsea.home.craig-wood.com, Nick Craig- Wood wrote: You quit emacs with Ctrl-X Ctrl-C. That's save-buffers-kill-emacs. If you don't want to save buffers, the

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-04 Thread greg
Albert van der Horst wrote: Memories of Atari 260/520/1040 that had a keyboard with a key actually marked ... HELP. Modern day Mac keyboards have one of those, too. -- Greg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-02 Thread Christopher
On May 25, 1:35 pm, LittleGrasshopper seattleha...@yahoo.com wrote: With so many choices, I was wondering what editor is the one you prefer when coding Python, and why. I normally use vi, and just got into Python, so I am looking for suitable syntax files for it, and extra utilities. I dabbled

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-01 Thread Albert van der Horst
In article roy-97fe62.19585126052...@news.panix.com, Roy Smith r...@panix.com wrote: In article mailman.764.1243352981.8015.python-l...@python.org, Bar Shirtcliff barshirtcl...@gmail.com wrote: I can't say a thing about other editors, except that when some shell script perversely dumped me

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-01 Thread Albert van der Horst
In article gvsp0m$fn...@lust.ihug.co.nz, Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand wrote: In message wontl.14450$y61@news-server.bigpond.net.au, Lie Ryan wrote: norseman wrote: Suggestion: Take a look at the top two most used OS you use and learn the default (most often

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-01 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message kkkn1x@spenarnc.xs4all.nl, Albert van der Horst wrote: You can carry vim (or Edwin's editor for that matter) on a FAT [USB] stick. (As they say: Speak softly, and carry a large stick.) I like that. :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-01 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message kkkmp7@spenarnc.xs4all.nl, Albert van der Horst wrote: An indication of how one can see one is in emacs is also appreciated. How about, hit CTRL/G and see if the word Quit appears somewhere. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-01 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:54:48 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message kkkmp7@spenarnc.xs4all.nl, Albert van der Horst wrote: An indication of how one can see one is in emacs is also appreciated. How about, hit CTRL/G and see if the word Quit appears somewhere. Ah, one has to love

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-01 Thread Emile van Sebille
On 6/1/2009 4:57 PM Steven D'Aprano said... Having noted that the word Quit does appear, how do you then *actually* Quit? Apart from taunting the user, what is it that Ctrl-G is actually doing when it displays the word Quit in what seems to be some sort of status bar? Ahhh.. memories of

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-06-01 Thread MRAB
Emile van Sebille wrote: On 6/1/2009 4:57 PM Steven D'Aprano said... Having noted that the word Quit does appear, how do you then *actually* Quit? Apart from taunting the user, what is it that Ctrl-G is actually doing when it displays the word Quit in what seems to be some sort of status bar?

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-30 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen
Lie Ryan lie..@gmail.com wrote: norseman wrote: Suggestion: Take a look at the top two most used OS you use and learn the default (most often available) text editors that come with them. Which means Notepad on Windows? you could live dangerously and use WordPad... - Hendrik --

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-30 Thread edexter
On May 30, 6:28 am, Hendrik van Rooyen m...@microcorp.co.za wrote: Lie Ryan lie..@gmail.com wrote: norseman wrote: Suggestion: Take a look at the top two most used OS you use and learn the default (most often available) text editors that come with them. Which means Notepad on

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-30 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message wontl.14450$y61@news-server.bigpond.net.au, Lie Ryan wrote: norseman wrote: Suggestion: Take a look at the top two most used OS you use and learn the default (most often available) text editors that come with them. Which means Notepad on Windows? Or you could take a Linux

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-29 Thread Gabor Urban
Hi guys, I would like to reflect this issue for the last time, though I found this thread to be quite inspiring. In one the last postings about this topic Steven D'Aprano has written: As a general rule, menus are discoverable, while keyboard commands aren't. There's nothing inherent to text

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-29 Thread Ben Finney
Gabor Urban urbang...@gmail.com writes: This is a Python mailing list, which supposed to be a forum of people using the Python programming language. Agreed so far. As a summary, any open source editor should be perfect, which is extensible, optionally language-sensitive, portable, basically

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-29 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 29 May 2009 08:57:18 +0200, Gabor Urban wrote: In one the last postings about this topic Steven D'Aprano has written: As a general rule, menus are discoverable, while keyboard commands aren't. There's nothing inherent to text editing functions which makes then inherently

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-29 Thread Lie Ryan
norseman wrote: jeffFromOz wrote: On May 26, 10:07 pm, Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? No one

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-29 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message 003b3d8c$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:19 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message 003af57e$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:04:39 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In

Syntax highlighting, round 42 (was Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python)

2009-05-29 Thread Aahz
In article gvg5d7$38...@lust.ihug.co.nz, Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand wrote: In message pan.2009.05.26.06.39...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:56 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message d6d05d39-98e7-4c28-

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-29 Thread Falcolas
I am a long time VIM user, and I likely will not change that. The speed, ease of use and functionality, for me, is worth the time spent learning how to use it. My secondary editor on the desktop is UltraEdit, which does a fine job as a text editor and has all the same functionality of VIM - yet

Re: [Python-mode] What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-29 Thread Barry Warsaw
On May 28, 2009, at 7:09 AM, Andreas Roehler wrote: python-mode.el was its bloody-minded determination to regard '_' as a word character, something which caused me more typing that it ever saved. Its just one line to comment in python-mode.el, like this: ;; (modify-syntax-entry ?\_ w

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message 0039e83c$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: A good UI standard should mean that: * all functionality should be discoverable without reading the manual; Which means no scripting languages are allowed? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Tim Cook
On May 26, 9:07 am, Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? I use nothing but Wing. Their support is great as

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Chris Jones
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 12:06:25AM EDT, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Wed, 27 May 2009 22:34:45 -0400, Chris Jones wrote: I'm unsure about a python editor for everyone but since acquiring habits takes time, I'm in favor of sticking to one editor for everything. Or use an editor which

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Andreas Roehler
Rhodri James wrote: On Tue, 26 May 2009 14:22:29 +0100, Roy Smith r...@panix.com wrote: My pet peeve is syntax-aware editors which get things wrong. For example, the version of emacs I'm using now doesn't parse this properly: '''A triple-quoted string. Some editors won't get this

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 28 May 2009 05:44:07 -0400, Chris Jones wrote: * if possible, all functionality should be capable of being performed by either the mouse or keyboard. All valid points on the face of it, but doesn't the above rule out both vim and emacs? Your point is? *ducks and runs* --

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread David Robinow
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 7:09 AM, Andreas Roehler andreas.roeh...@online.de wrote: Rhodri James wrote:  and I'll get over that.  The feature that caused me to uninstall python-mode.el was its bloody-minded determination to regard '_' as a word character, something which caused me more typing

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Chris Jones
On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 07:38:33AM EDT, Steven D'Aprano wrote: Your point is? notepad, otoh.. *ducks and runs* .. likewise. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Rhodri James
On Thu, 28 May 2009 06:24:56 +0100, Paul Rudin paul.nos...@rudin.co.uk wrote: Rhodri James rho...@wildebst.demon.co.uk writes: The feature that caused me to uninstall python-mode.el was its bloody-minded determination to regard '_' as a word character, something which caused me more typing

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Jason S. Friedman
I use Eclipse (www.eclipse.org) with the PyDev plugin (pydev.sourceforge.net). -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread paffnucy
Or you can try pyscripter http://code.google.com/p/pyscripter/ Very fast, lightwieght and powerfull python editor. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Gabor Urban
I use Emacs, as for the other editing activities. I like it for it is very powerfull. -- Linux: Choice of a GNU Generation -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread JanC
Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: When ssh- ing I have been using vim, painfully. Must look at nano - sounds good. I really miss Brief. Or try 'joe'. -- JanC -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message 003a5518$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 28 May 2009 20:58:07 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message 0039e83c$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: A good UI standard should mean that: * all functionality should be

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread jeffFromOz
On May 26, 10:07 pm, Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? No one mentioned textmate either . a brilliant

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread norseman
jeffFromOz wrote: On May 26, 10:07 pm, Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? No one mentioned textmate either

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:04:39 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message 003a5518$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 28 May 2009 20:58:07 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message 0039e83c$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: A

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message 003af57e$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:04:39 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message 003a5518$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Thu, 28 May 2009 20:58:07 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-28 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:19 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message 003af57e$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Fri, 29 May 2009 09:04:39 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message 003a5518$0$9673$c3e8...@news.astraweb.com, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Paul Rudin
Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand writes: In message mailman.752.1243344314.8015.python-l...@python.org, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: Why buy an IDE when you just need a text editor ? Because all the cool kids have one. If you want to be different and individual like

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Ben Finney
Steven D'Aprano ste...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au writes: nano is basically an updated (forked?) version of pico. Re-implemented URL:http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v1.2/faq.html#6. Pico was under a non-free license, so Nano was written to be a feature-compatible free-software clone. --

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Ben Finney
Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com writes: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? I think your time will be better spent learning a powerful, mature,

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 6:29 AM, Teguh Iskanto tiska...@gmail.com wrote: BTW: screen does split screen too :) HTH Unfortunately, screen only does horizontal splitting. (I heard that vertical splitting is supposed to be in the next version of it, and is in the dev trunk, but I don't know).

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread flyingfrog
On 27 Mag, 08:44, Ben Finney ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au wrote: Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com writes: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? I

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread rustom
I dont think Ive seen it said on this thread (if yes sorry for missing it) If you use emacs 1. DONT use the python.el that comes with emacs but use python-mode.el that comes from python 2. Use python as an interpreter ie not as you would use C or Java or ... which is to say 2.1 Start python as

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread godshorse
On May 26, 7:07 pm, Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? Hello, I too new to Python. I tried several IDEs

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Bruno Desthuilliers
Rhodri James a écrit : On Tue, 26 May 2009 14:22:29 +0100, Roy Smith r...@panix.com wrote: My pet peeve is syntax-aware editors which get things wrong. For example, the version of emacs I'm using now doesn't parse this properly: '''A triple-quoted string. Some editors won't get this

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Gunter Henriksen
This, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, points up the essential difference between a modal and a non-modal way of doing things. That is one reason I love emacs... I not only get a selection of several major modes, I can also have multiple minor modes active at the same time! And I can extend

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Stef Mientki
John Yeung wrote: On May 26, 9:43 am, Mel mwil...@the-wire.com wrote: SciTE I like one big uncomplicated window, tabbed file panes, syntax coloring and help with indentation. There's nothing to it I hate. It would be nice if customization were easier. This is a decent summary of

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Rhodri James
On Wed, 27 May 2009 16:56:12 +0100, Bruno Desthuilliers bruno.42.desthuilli...@websiteburo.invalid wrote: Rhodri James a écrit : On Tue, 26 May 2009 14:22:29 +0100, Roy Smith r...@panix.com wrote: My pet peeve is syntax-aware editors which get things wrong. For example, the version of

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread John Yeung
On May 27, 2:09 pm, Stef Mientki stef.mien...@gmail.com wrote: John Yeung wrote: I kind of marvel at how few people complain about [SciTE's] Python indentation.  (I'd like to think it's because anyone who edits Python code in SciTE has downloaded my patch, but I am confident that is not

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Chris Jones
I'm unsure about a python editor for everyone but since acquiring habits takes time, I'm in favor of sticking to one editor for everything. CJ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Wed, 27 May 2009 22:34:45 -0400, Chris Jones wrote: I'm unsure about a python editor for everyone but since acquiring habits takes time, I'm in favor of sticking to one editor for everything. Or use an editor which follows user interface standards, rather than invents its own conventions

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-27 Thread Paul Rudin
Rhodri James rho...@wildebst.demon.co.uk writes: The feature that caused me to uninstall python-mode.el was its bloody-minded determination to regard '_' as a word character, something which caused me more typing that it ever saved. Probably you could have changed this in a few minutes. Or

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread alex23
On May 26, 3:01 pm, Steven D'Aprano ste...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au wrote: I dislike Gnome's user-interface, and I find gedit slightly too underpowered and dumbed down for my taste. (Although it has a couple of nice features.) Gedit is also nicely extensible:

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message d6d05d39-98e7-4c28- b201-4b2445732...@v35g2000pro.googlegroups.com, LittleGrasshopper wrote: ... I am looking for suitable syntax files for [editor of choice] ... I don't understand why people need syntax files to use a text editor. --

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:56 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message d6d05d39-98e7-4c28- b201-4b2445732...@v35g2000pro.googlegroups.com, LittleGrasshopper wrote: ... I am looking for suitable syntax files for [editor of choice] ... I don't understand why people need syntax files to

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message pan.2009.05.26.06.39...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:56 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message d6d05d39-98e7-4c28- b201-4b2445732...@v35g2000pro.googlegroups.com, LittleGrasshopper wrote: ... I am looking for suitable

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread CTO
On May 26, 3:23 am, Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geek- central.gen.new_zealand wrote: In message pan.2009.05.26.06.39...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:56 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message d6d05d39-98e7-4c28-

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen
Steven D'Aprano stev...@source.com.au wrote: I use kwrite when on a GUI. When I can't avoid editing files remotely over ssh, I use nano. Why? I dislike Gnome's user-interface, and I find gedit slightly too underpowered and dumbed down for my taste. (Although it has a couple of nice features.) Of

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Ant
On May 25, 6:35 pm, LittleGrasshopper seattleha...@yahoo.com wrote: With so many choices, I was wondering what editor is the one you prefer when coding Python, and why. I normally use vi, and just got I use GVim or vim if on a terminal. There are quite a few plugins and scripts I find

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen
Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geeknew_zealand wrote: In message pan.2009.05.26.06.39...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:56 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message d6d05d39-98e7-4c28- b201-4b2445732...@v35g2000pro.googlegroups.com,

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Piet van Oostrum
Esmail ebo...@hotmail.com (E) wrote: E LittleGrasshopper wrote: So what do you guys use, and why? Hopefully we can keep this civil. E I use Emacs, just because I have been using this editor for E all sorts of things in the last 20+ years. Me too. I like my tools to be programmable. -- Piet

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Jeremiah Dodds
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 6:35 PM, LittleGrasshopper seattleha...@yahoo.comwrote: With so many choices, I was wondering what editor is the one you prefer when coding Python, and why. I normally use vi, and just got into Python, so I am looking for suitable syntax files for it, and extra

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 26 May 2009 09:58:40 +0200, Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: Steven D'Aprano stev...@source.com.au wrote: I use kwrite when on a GUI. When I can't avoid editing files remotely over ssh, I use nano. Why? I dislike Gnome's user-interface, and I find gedit slightly too underpowered and dumbed

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Tue, 26 May 2009 19:23:19 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message pan.2009.05.26.06.39...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au, Steven D'Aprano wrote: On Tue, 26 May 2009 18:31:56 +1200, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote: In message d6d05d39-98e7-4c28-

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Paul Rudin
Steven D'Aprano ste...@remove.this.cybersource.com.au writes: e.g. I can instantly tell if I neglected to close a string, because my code displays in red. I like syntax hightlighting for whitespace related things in python. e.g to highlight tabs, or whitespace at the end of a line. --

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message mailman.741.1243325683.8015.python-l...@python.org, Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geeknew_zealand wrote: Why [do you want syntax highlighting]? It makes your screen look more busy as you type - for instance, if you type a or a ' then it treats the

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Lacrima
I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread J Kenneth King
Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com writes: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? That is a slightly better question. Try some of the free

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Jean-Michel Pichavant
Why buy an IDE when you just need a text editor ? I don't get it. Anyway gvim (aka vim aka vi) and emacs are the most powerful editors for years. Both have Windows and Linux version and most important, they both are very effective at editing any file type (python, C, latex, love letters...)

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Roy Smith
In article mailman.741.1243325683.8015.python-l...@python.org, Hendrik van Rooyen m...@microcorp.co.za wrote: [syntax coloring] makes your screen look more busy as you type - for instance, if you type a or a ' then it treats the rest of the file from that point on as belonging to the same

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Ken Seehart
Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? It's my favorite. Buy it. I'm not aware of any better choices. If you can afford the Pro

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Mel
LittleGrasshopper wrote: With so many choices, I was wondering what editor is the one you prefer when coding Python, and why. I normally use vi, and just got into Python, so I am looking for suitable syntax files for it, and extra utilities. I dabbled with emacs at some point, but couldn't

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Arnaud Delobelle
Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geek-central.gen.new_zealand writes: In message mailman.741.1243325683.8015.python-l...@python.org, Hendrik van Rooyen wrote: Lawrence D'Oliveiro l...@geeknew_zealand wrote: Why [do you want syntax highlighting]? It makes your screen look more busy as you

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Ken Seehart
Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: Why buy an IDE when you just need a text editor ? I don't get

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Zamnedix
On May 25, 10:35 am, LittleGrasshopper seattleha...@yahoo.com wrote: With so many choices, I was wondering what editor is the one you prefer when coding Python, and why. I normally use vi, and just got into Python, so I am looking for suitable syntax files for it, and extra utilities. I

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Benjamin Kaplan
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 8:07 AM, Lacrima lacrima.ma...@gmail.com wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? We're mostly talking about text

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Bar Shirtcliff
Ken Seehart writes: | | Lacrima wrote: | I am new to python. | And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. | But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. | So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? | | | I've heard notepad is pretty good.

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Tim Chase
Zamnedix wrote: So what do you guys use, and why? Hopefully we can keep this civil. Nano! Nano! Nano Revolution!!! Thank you, Mork[1] :) -tkc (who uses Vim for Python coding, and on rare occasions, Notepad or ed) [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mork_%26_Mindy --

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Benjamin Kaplan
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Ken Seehart k...@seehart.com wrote: Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? Jean-Michel

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread David Smith
Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? I use Wing IDE and like it. It very nicely enforces consistent space indentations and other

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Brian Blais
On May 26, 2009, at 11:17 , Ken Seehart wrote: Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: Why buy an IDE

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Brian Blais
On May 26, 2009, at 8:07 , Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? I have found that the appreciation of a text editor varies greatly

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Dave Angel
Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor. So should I buy it when trial is expired or there are better choices? I'm a little surprised nobody has explicitly mentioned Komodo IDE (the full version). Although

RE: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Benjamin J. Racine
@python.org] On Behalf Of Dave Angel Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 2:36 PM Cc: python-list@python.org; Lacrima Subject: Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python Lacrima wrote: I am new to python. And now I am using trial version of Wing IDE. But nobody mentioned it as a favourite editor

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Roy Smith
In article m2d49w2cfn@googlemail.com, Arnaud Delobelle arno...@googlemail.com wrote: That's why I use ed. Ed is the standard text editor [1]. Ed is open source [2]. I still use ed sometimes. If I'm on a box which doesn't have emacs installed (or using something whose terminal

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Roy Smith
In article mailman.764.1243352981.8015.python-l...@python.org, Bar Shirtcliff barshirtcl...@gmail.com wrote: I can't say a thing about other editors, except that when some shell script perversely dumped me into vi a month ago, I felt as horrified as if some actually living bugs had crawled

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Rhodri James
On Tue, 26 May 2009 14:22:29 +0100, Roy Smith r...@panix.com wrote: My pet peeve is syntax-aware editors which get things wrong. For example, the version of emacs I'm using now doesn't parse this properly: '''A triple-quoted string. Some editors won't get this right''' The solution is to

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Roy Smith
In article mailman.782.1243385070.8015.python-l...@python.org, Rhodri James rho...@wildebst.demon.co.uk wrote: On Tue, 26 May 2009 14:22:29 +0100, Roy Smith r...@panix.com wrote: My pet peeve is syntax-aware editors which get things wrong. For example, the version of emacs I'm using

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message m2d49w2cfn@googlemail.com, Arnaud Delobelle wrote: That's why I use ed. After 20 years of suffering with vi, I finally decided to switch to Emacs. Yes, it has lots of fancy features and modes and things, but it wasn't hard to figure out how to turn the intrusive stuff off, and

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message mailman.752.1243344314.8015.python-l...@python.org, Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote: Why buy an IDE when you just need a text editor ? Because all the cool kids have one. If you want to be different and individual like them, you have to have what they have. --

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread Lawrence D'Oliveiro
In message roy-97fe62.19585126052...@news.panix.com, Roy Smith wrote: The real problem is when you get dumped into some editor other than you one you expected and don't realize it for a while. It's really amazing how much damage you can do to a file by typing (for example) emacs commands at

Re: What text editor is everyone using for Python

2009-05-26 Thread John Yeung
On May 26, 9:43 am, Mel mwil...@the-wire.com wrote:  SciTE I like one big uncomplicated window, tabbed file panes, syntax coloring and help with indentation.  There's nothing to it I hate.  It would be nice if customization were easier. This is a decent summary of SciTE, but I kind of

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