Marc Tompkins wrote:
Good Things about SPE:
- Tabbed editing
- "Output" pane, plus separate terminal pane for quickies
- Click on any line in an error traceback to jump to the offending
line. Any file that isn't already, opens automatically when you click
it.
- Left pane toggles between:
- Code outline; specially formatted comment lines appear as
section headers in outline
- Todo list
- Index
- Notes
- TabNanny compiling checker (finds errors that work OK now, but
might bite you later)
- File browser
- Collapse/expand blocks of code for compact viewing
- Syntax highlighting (of course!)
- Code completion, inline help with function/method parameters
- Excellent integration with WinPdb debugger
- Excellent integration with PyDoc documentation
generation/formatting/printing
- TabNanny
Not-so-Good Things:
- Integrated subversion would be a nice plus. (Actually, I use
Bazaar anyway.)
- Programs you start from inside the IDE run as children of SPE, so
inherit SPE's environment. Not really a Bad Thing, just something to
be aware of - if you make changes to the environment, and want your
program to see them, run it from outside SPE or else restart SPE
(which takes a fraction of the time it takes to restart Eclipse, by
the way.)
One thing I really like about Python Win is the integrated debugger,
which takes no time to start up. SPE OTOH uses WinPDB which runs as a
separate process that takes (in the demo video) 15 seconds to start
(each time it is requested)! Since I depend heavily on the debugger that
delay would drive me crazy!
--
Bob Gailer
Chapel Hill NC
919-636-4239
When we take the time to be aware of our feelings and
needs we have more satisfying interatctions with others.
Nonviolent Communication provides tools for this awareness.
As a coach and trainer I can assist you in learning this process.
What is YOUR biggest relationship challenge?
_______________________________________________
Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org
http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
