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InfoWorld review: Nine fine Python development tools
A wide-ranging flock of Python IDEs offer great options for Windows scripting, GUI applications, Web frameworks, multilanguage development, and more
Nine fine Python development tools: Pydev
Aptana's Pydev is an Eclipse plug-in that supports development in Python, CPython, Jython, or IronPython. I tested version 1.5.9, running in a Galileo release of the Eclipse IDE. The version I explored will work with both the new Python 3.x as well as the earlier Python 2.x.
Installation is easy with the help of the Eclipse update mechanism. Just connect to the proper repository, select the Pydev install, and Eclipse does the rest for you. If you're already familiar with Eclipse, you'll have no trouble getting Pydev installed or finding your way around the capabilities Pydev includes.
Eclipse refers to a particular configuration of windows as a perspective. Two perspectives are important to Python developers: the Pydev perspective and the Debug perspective. You do your editing in the former; the latter is for running and debugging the application. When you install Pydev, you install three new project types: Pydev, Google Apps, and Django.
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