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0 pointsjMyles11y ago0 comments

Seriously. Is there a good list of tools that provide it? In Python, the only one I've managed to love is PyDev. Supposedly Atom does it with the "script" package?

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timothyb8911y ago

I've been working with PyCharm [1] a lot lately and I've come to like it a lot. Probably the best context awareness I've seen for any dynamic language - it (almost) feels like working in something more tool-friendly like Java in that regard.

[1]: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/

rectangletangle11y ago

PyCharm's auto-complete is really nice. It seems to be the best Python editor going right now.

collyw11y ago

Really? I used Aptana, which includes the Pydev plugin. I notice everyone seems to give PyCharm lots of love, and have been tempted to try it. Autocomplete is one of the features I rely on heavily.

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sjm11y ago

For Python I use jedi.el for Emacs (http://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/). There's also anaconda-mode (https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode).

klibertp11y ago

Jedi is really good. There are plugins for Vim (of course) too.

Personally I believe that things like Jedi - external static code analysers in form of a library - are what we should be doing. It's not good for IDE writers - it lessens vendor lock-in - but for the users it's a win. Having the same, very good, completions in both Vim and Emacs made my life much simpler.

jaegerpicker11y ago

I use Intellij with the PyDev plugin as my IDE and Atom (with the script package) as my text editor. In general unless it's a really quick edit PyDev is MUCH better in the general IDE functions, like autocomplete, jump to definitions, visual breakpoint debugging, etc.. I love atom but Intellij is much better for serious dev/debugging sessions.

jMylesOP11y ago

Yeah, that has also been my experience.

Why Intellij instead of Liclipse?

jaegerpicker11y ago

I really REALLY dislike eclipse. In fact it would nearly always be my last choice for and ide. In my experience it's slow, buggy, bloated, and in general the features that I need work FAR better in Intellij, Visual Studio, Atom, Sublime Text 2, Emacs, or VIM. I've used pretty much all of them and I would rather go back to them than use an eclipse based project.

pjmlp11y ago

Netbeans JavaScript support is quite good, and was originally based on JRuby support.

rectangletangle11y ago

PyScripter supports it, but it's Windows only and seems abandoned by the devs.

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timothyb8911y ago

[1]: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/

rectangletangle11y ago

PyCharm's auto-complete is really nice. It seems to be the best Python editor going right now.

collyw11y ago

Really? I used Aptana, which includes the Pydev plugin. I notice everyone seems to give PyCharm lots of love, and have been tempted to try it. Autocomplete is one of the features I rely on heavily.

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sjm11y ago

For Python I use jedi.el for Emacs (http://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/). There's also anaconda-mode (https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode).

klibertp11y ago

Jedi is really good. There are plugins for Vim (of course) too.

jaegerpicker11y ago

jMylesOP11y ago

Yeah, that has also been my experience.

Why Intellij instead of Liclipse?

jaegerpicker11y ago

pjmlp11y ago

Netbeans JavaScript support is quite good, and was originally based on JRuby support.

rectangletangle11y ago

PyScripter supports it, but it's Windows only and seems abandoned by the devs.

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