Python Decisions
A couple posts ago I went on about the software decision between OpenOffice and Office 2003. Today I am trying to make the decision between IDEs and I am hoping someone can give me some advice. I’ve used WingIDE and I’ve used Komodo, PyAlaCarte, and Pythonwin, but have been unsatisfied. When I first used WingIDE I was in love, but recently I found that the auto-completion doesn’t include the items I need when I need them. I read something about another IDE called SPE or Stani’s Python Editor and so far I am very impressed. It runs quick, the code completion is very good and it has a lot of nice features. I wouldn’t say that it is the greatest, WingIDE seems to complete the imports while SPE and Komodo havn’t been. I will most likely purchase a WingIDE license sometime either that or just use it on open source projects, for which they provide a free OSS developer license.
I have three main technology goals for 2007:
- Learn Python
- Learn Linux; primarily Slackware
- Prepare for a MySQL Certification by 2008
December 5th, 2006 at 11:23 am
Here is a link to a review on Python IDEs:
http://spyced.blogspot.com/2006/02/pycon-python-ide-review.html
Here is a new IDE that was not mentioned in the review:
http://mmm-experts.com/Products.aspx?ProductId=4
All of the IDEs have their weaknesses. I think Komodo is the most well-rounded product, even though Pythonwin and Wing have the best auto-completion (of IDEs). ActiveState is trying to improve Komodo’s autocomplete in their 4.0 beta, but it’s taking them awhile … it’s still pretty brain-dead regarding Python code for the time being. I’m hoping it improves by the final release — I like Komodo and ActiveState a great deal.