Python IDE (SPE / wxPython 2.5 doesn't work)

[Chris Ferrell]

I've become interested in Python lately and also used to think that the
universal IDE (Eclipse) was the way to go, but I've since changed my
mind.

The main problem I see is that developers/plugin-in writers have to
code in Java.  Maybe that's not a big deal for some, but I would think
that many Python developers would rather avoid that.

I had to delete wx /usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages completely to get
SPE working, but from the limited amount I've seen it looks nice and we
"finally" get gtk+2.x goodness in wx.

I'd love to see a SPE package in hoary.

Of course writing one from scratch with PyGtk+ is always an option.  It
seems like a mature, stable toolkit to the limited exposure I've had,
but it might be better just to contribute to something like SPE since
it's already there and looks great to boot.


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Chris Ferrell