Python IDE: great headache....

[Joel Hedlund]

>> Anyone knows if this platform is a good one?

It's very good. It's comfortable, helpful and stable. Also looks good.

> Eclipse + Pydev does most, if not all, of your list - I am not sure what 
> you mean by conditional pause -  plus a whole lot more.  

Maybe he means conditional breakpoints? PyDev certainly has that.

> I like Eclipse, but lots of folks on the Python groups seem to hate it 
> with a passion.

Any ideas why?

> If you install Eclipse and try to use it without reading the Workbench 
> User Guide then you are not going to get anywhere.

Woah, easy now! I never read any "Workbench User Guide" and I'm doing just fine with PyDev. Fabio Zadrozny (PyDev developer) wrote an excellent startup guide for python programmers that includes installing and basic editing:

http://www.fabioz.com/pydev/manual_101_root.html

It's all I ever read and it was enough for me to get going with Eclipse + PyDev within 15 minutes on a WinXP machine. 

On a side note: with Ubuntulinux 5.10 it was more of a hassle, but that was just to get Eclipse running smoothly. I.e: an Eclipse/apt/Java problem. Once that was neatly in place, that guide above worked flawlessly.

Cheers!
/Joel Hedlund