[python-win32] PythonWin on linux under wine

[Peter Fraser]

I have tried and failed to like another Python IDE  -including the $$ ones.

  They all feel like they have 'static language envy'.

  PythonWin does the best job of being an IDE for a *dynamic* language 
IMO (largely due to the cunning 'psuedo-shell', and also dynamic lookup 
for 'completion' etc).

SO

  I find myself installing PythonWin under Wine   -although it feels 
like a somewhat unnatural act.



1. A small fix (in case someone else tries it).
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The install on Wine  goes fine  (Specifically: Python 2.7.8 win32 from 
msi installer, and  then pywin32-219.win32-py2.7.exe  -on Mint 17 both 
x64 and 32 bit machines)

-but when launching PythonWin   I get an error:

unsupported operand type(s) for |: 'int' and 'NoneType'

..at line 91 of keycodes.py (which lives in 
c:/Python27/Lib/site-packages/pythonwin/pywin/scintilla)

My fix was simply to edit keycodes.py and change:

from

return vk, flags | this_flags

to

return vk, flags | (this_flags or 0)

I was too lazy to work out why vk, this_flags = get_vk(toks[-1]) returns 
None in the second item.

If someone wanted to make this change (or a better one) the PythonWin 
IDE would at least start under Wine.



2. A workaround
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I can't seem to enable the debugging toolbar *but* if I (try to) check 
it,*and restart*  -it is there.



3. Does anyone have any other warnings/fixes/'run away' advice etc?
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Is PythonWin under wine a known bad plan? A world of pain for serious 
development, perhaps? Any wisdom appreciated..



Pete