Commercial IDEs: is it worth it?

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Doug Glenn <dglenn at charter.net> wrote in message news:<mailman.1043278720.24130.python-list at python.org>...
> On Wednesday 22 January 2003 06:08, Thomas Weholt wrote:
> > Opinions on what, where and why to pay for a Python-friendly IDE
> > would be appreciated.
> 
> I use Komodo (personal edition 49$), Wingide (Standard, 149$) and 
> BlackAdder Personal Edition (beta, 49$).
> 
> Call me stupid for it if you want. :)
> 
> Komodo for its project management and license for both Windows and 
> Linux. version for the same price. (I  think . I use it on the same 
> computer).  
> 
> Wingide for the excellant source code brower and the source management 
> tools. I prefer the look and feel of Komodo, but Wingide has far more 
> features.
> 
> BlackAdder for the PyQT integration. Although I could have used the open 
> source items to build the GUIs with the free QTDesigner, the 
> documentation for PyQT on it was better than anything I found on the 
> web regarding PyQT even though it is not finished.
> 
> Personally as a newbie to Python, I am looking for all the help I can 
> get without resorting to showing my abject ignorance in the list :).
> 
> On a personal note...
> One other reason to purchase.. they wrote it for Linux and I want to 
> support their efforts. I even buy autoupdates for my distro so they 
> stay in business rather than downloading it. There is no such thing as 
> a free lunch. I try to make sure put my money where my mouth is <smile>
> 
> -----
> Doug


I have to say I have been quite pleased with WingIDE, it is not the
prettiest thing in the world, but it is functional and definately
faster than working with out it.

I am a long time SlickEdit fan, if you do multi-language development
it is by far the most cost effective solution I have ever seen.

That said I am a new Python programmer because I needed a scripting
system for some Java and C++ applications and did not want to
re-invent the wheel, I did some research and selected Python.