Greetings, I am new, and have been lurking and reading Python tutorials in the background, while reading the posts from this list. Since I have looked at so many things, I'm not sure where I found this, but it works great (I'm running a version of Debian GNU/Linux). I use the vim text editor, and this is a .vimrc file that makes vim work just like an IDE:
---------------------8<-----cut here------->8------------- " .vimrc " " Created by Jeff Elkner 23 January 2006 " Last modified 2 February 2006 " " Turn on syntax highlighting and autoindenting syntax enable filetype indent on " set autoindent width to 4 spaces (see " http://www.vim.org/tips/tip.php?tip_id=83) set nu set et set sw=4 set smarttab " Bind <f2> key to running the python interpreter on the currently active " file. (curtesy of Steve Howell from email dated 1 Feb 2006). map <f2> :w\|!python %<cr> ---------------------8<-----cut here------->8------------- Otherwise, I just use the vanilla Python interactive interpreter. I have tried IDLE, but didn't care for it. This is a great computer programming list. Many thanks to everyone who contributes. -- bhaaluu at gmail dot com On 7/1/07, ALAN GAULD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's IPython -- http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/ > > Now for some reason I assumed IPython was the IDE for IronPython. > Having checked out the web link its obviously completely unrelated! > > PyCrust, IPython, SPE, Eclipse/PyDev > > Suddenly it seems like I have an embarassment of advanced > shells to choose from. At risk of starting a religious war, who > favours which and why? > > Alan G. > (Currently using PyCrust and playing with SPE) _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
