Yes, you're right. I probably should not have used the phrase "open-source." It's not an OSA-compliant license, so not truly "open source" in the GNU or BSD senses. I meant only that they will give you the source code, so that you can monkey around with the tool itself if it helps you. I agree that the license probably isn't ideal, but I'm willing to compromise a little on that point just because I like the IDE so much. (Their support mailing list is also excellent.)
For a small program, I don't think the choice of editor matters much, but for a larger project, I love the code completion and "source assistant." (I'm referring here to the 3.2 series. I haven't yet used the new 4.0 beta, though I like the idea of heavy Django integration.) J On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 6:50 PM, Andrew Beyer <[email protected]>wrote: > Unless their license terms have changed significantly, it is not open > source. The source is available with a license purchase, but is not > redistributable and there was a list of things that you aren't allowed > to do with it. (basicly anything that might mess with their license > enforcement scheme and other bits they don't want you to change) That > said, it did look kind of nice when I played around with some of the > python ides that are around. > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 11:32 AM, John Goodleaf <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've tried a number of editors and many of them do many things well. > > Netbeans is good and the PyDev module for Eclipse is pretty good, maybe > > slightly better than Netbeans. Komodo is also nice, but my absolute > favorite > > is WingIDE. It's not as pretty as several of the others (I mean > > aesthetically), but its code completion and analysis are terrific. It's > open > > source, but you must pay for professional licenses. However, the cost is > > quite reasonable, and the productivity boost, especially on larger > projects, > > makes up for it. > > J > > > > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 10:33 AM, Christopher Barker < > [email protected]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Scott Koch wrote: > >>> > >>> I'm a python rookie and I used NetBeans (Mac version) recently and > found > >>> it really easy to get up and running with. > >> > >> Thanks, I'd been meaning to check that out. We had a talk from someone > >> from Sun at last years NWPD, and he said Sun was putting some effort > into > >> better support for other languages, Python in particular. > >> > >> It looks like it may have paid off. > >> > >> Does it do Python indentation well? > >> > >> -CHB > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Christopher Barker, Ph.D. > >> Oceanographer > >> > >> Emergency Response Division > >> NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice > >> 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax > >> Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception > >> > >> [email protected] > > > > >
