Python IDE/Eclipse

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On Aug 27, 6:34 pm, UncleLaz <andrei.lis... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Aug 26, 5:18 pm, Dave Boland <dbola... at fastmail.fm> wrote:
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> > I'm looking for a good IDE -- easy to setup, easy to use -- for Python.
> >   Any suggestions?
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> > I use Eclipse for other projects and have no problem with using it for
> > Python, except that I can't get PyDev to install.  It takes forever,
> > then produces an error that makes no sense.
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> > An error occurred while installing the items
> >    session context was:(profile=PlatformProfile,
> > phase=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.provisional.p2.engine.phases.Install,
> > operand=null --> [R]org.eclipse.cvs 1.0.400.v201002111343,
> > action=org.eclipse.equinox.internal.p2.touchpoint.eclipse.actions.InstallBu ndleAction).
> >    Cannot connect to keystore.
> >    This trust engine is read only.
> >    The artifact file for
> > osgi.bundle,org.eclipse.cvs,1.0.400.v201002111343 was not found.
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> > Any suggestions on getting this to work?
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> > Thanks,
> > Dave
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> I use Aptana Studio 3, it's pretty good and it's based on eclipse

Emacs with emacs-for-python makes the install and setup a breeze and
emacs does a lot for you without much learning.
http://gabrielelanaro.github.com/emacs-for-python/

geany is great I use it the most.
http://www.geany.org/

Finally this is a fairly new project, but it could be pretty good.
they are heavy in development of version 2. Ninja ide
http://ninja-ide.org/
they provide packages for Debian/ubuntu fedora mandriva & windows and
the developers are very helpful if you have any issues or questions
jump on IRC for a chat.

Sayth