In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Kevin Walzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Wolfgang's question has prompted me to think more generally about each > Python IDE for OS Xthat has been discussed.... > 4. WingIDE: Wing is a (rather expensive) commercial IDE, and as you > should expect, it doesn't have the stability issues. It also has all > kinds of slick features, including code/class browsing, extensive and > well-written documentation, and so on. Wing provides a free license for > open-source development, which is nice. Wing's howling flaw is that it's > a GTK-based (meaning X11) application, which I eventually found to be > such a distraction that I stopped using it. Have you tried WingIDE 2.0.3 (the current version)? It is *MUCH* more mac-like than the previous release. The key bindings are almost all natural now and it feels very Mac-like. The things I like about it are: - It is rock solid - Phenomenal support - Supports debugging application that use any of the GUI toolkits. Also, I disagree about the price -- it's not that much money and the increase in productivity is a major win. Also, good code is worth paying for. But I realize it's easier to say that when its not my own money. I qualified for a free license and if I hadn't then my job would have paid for it. I've tried a few others. EricIDE looks somewhat promising but as you noted it is very unstable on the Mac. I found Eclipse too arcane and cluttered, but perhaps it's just a matter of learning it. I plan to try Komodo when it arrives, but if it's written using Tcl/Tk then I worry that it won't be great on the Mac. Aqua Tcl/Tk has many cosmetic bugs that don't show any sign of getting fixed. -- Russell _______________________________________________ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
