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Whether you want to quickly edit Python source code, write or debug whole Python programs, or use Python in an IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment, you have a pleasantly wide range of choices.

If you have anything to contribute, configurations for editors, new editors, opinions (I'm waiting for the first EmacsVsVi Wiki:LanguagePissingMatch ;) ), don't hesitate to edit or create pages.

There's a [http://www.python.org/editors/config.html Editor configuration HOWTO] available.

''Thanks to the people who helped compile his list, including Alan Green for the [http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/758104 Python IDE summary] he posted to CompLangPython / the PythonList.
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=== ConText ===
I use a freeware text editor called ConText (for windoze only I'm afraid) from http://www.fixedsys.com/context/.
=== Unix & Multiplatform Editors ===
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It includes language highlighters for a lot of languages including python. It also allows customisation to execute a command using the loaded files (e.g. execute the loaded python script) then capture the output and decod the line numbers where the problem occurred. || '''Name''' || '''Platform''' || '''Notes''' ||
|| [http://cooledit.sourceforge.net/ Cooledit] || Unix/X || Extensible in Python ||
|| [http://www.crisp.demon.co.uk/ CRiSP] || Unix/Windows || BRIEF-compatible ||
|| [http://www.lugaru.com/ Epsilon] || Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and OS/2 || Has Python mode module available upon request. ||
|| [http://fte.sourceforge.net/ FTE Text Editor] || Windows, Unix, DOS, OS/2 console, Unix/X || Supports lots of languages, including Python; doesn't seem programmable ||
|| [http://www.jasspa.com/ Jasspa's MicroEmacs] || Unix / Windows || Supports Python syntax and a Python-specific menu. ||
|| [http://space.mit.edu/~davis/jed/ JED] ||||<(> Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, BeOS, QNX, and Windows. ||
|| JedIt || Java || Includes plugin that allows editor scripting using Python (via Jython). ||
|| [http://www.jext.org/ Jext] || Java || A Java text editor which offers embedded Python scripting (thanks to Jython). ||
|| [http://sourceforge.net/projects/joe-editor/ JOE] ||||<(> Unix. ||
|| GnuEmacs / XEmacs || Unix/Windows/Mac || Python support with PythonMode. ||
|| [http://www.kde.org/ KWrite] || Unix || Advanced editor for the KDE environment - supports Python syntax. ||
|| [http://www.moleskine.f2s.com/ Moleskine] || Linux/FreeBSD || Written in Python, so should be extensible using Python. ||
|| [http://nedit.org/ NEdit] || Unix/VMS/Win32/MacOS X || X-Based, Python support builtin. ||
|| [http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman/ pyeditor] || Unix (and Windows?) || Editor written in Python atop PyScintilla and PyGtk. ||
|| [http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/PythonCardEditor PythonCardEditor] || Unix/Windows/Mac || Extensible in Python, part of PythonCard. ||
|| [http://quanta.sourceforge.net/ Quanta KDE] || (Unix/Linux only?) || Full-featured web development environment that also supports Python. ||
|| SciTe || Unix/Windows || Part of Scintilla ||
|| ViImproved ||||<(> Unix/Windows/MacOS/ etc. ||
|| [http://www.slickedit.com/ Visual Slick Edit] || Windows, Linux, Several Unix Flavors, OS/390 || Syntax coloring, popup function arguments, class hierarchy browser, other nice Python features. ||
|| [http://www.cs.yorku.ca/~oz/wily/ Wily] || Unix || Acme clone for Unix. Can connect to it (and control it) from Python. ||
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Dave Moor === Windows Editors ===
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=== jEdit ===
A nice Swing based editor for many languages and Java specially. You can add additional plugins like PyUtil and Jython for your Python work. Get it from http://jedit.org
|| '''Name''' || '''Notes''' ||
|| [ftp://www.premia.com/pub/addons/ CodeWright] || Pull the appropriate Zip file for the version of CodeWright you use. ||
|| ConText || Supports syntax highlighting for Python. ||
|| [http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ Crimson] || Supports syntax highlighting for Python. ||
|| [http://www.studioware.com/ Editeur] || Supports syntax highlighting for Python. ||
|| [http://www.editpadpro.com/ EditPad Pro] || Supports Python syntax. ||
|| [http://www.editplus.com/ EditPlus] || Supports syntax coloring and autocompletion via description files. ||
|| [http://hapdebugger.sourceforge.net/ HAP Debugger] || Editor built on Scite; main claim to fame is a robust debugger that has remote capabilities. ||
|| [http://www.multiedit.com/ Multi-Edit] || Builtin support for Python. ||
|| [http://www.sourcedyn.com/ Source Insight] || Supports syntax highlighting and symbol database support for Python if you get the Python.CLF file provided by the Source Insight folks. ||
|| [http://www.textpad.com/ TextPad] || Supports syntax coloring for several languages. Add Python with a free download from the Textpad site. ||
|| [http://www.ultraedit.com/ UltraEdit] || Supports syntax coloring and autocompletion using a [http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/additional.html wordfile]. An [http://gurno.com/adam/py-ue.shtml updated version] that supports Python 2.x is also available. ||
|| [http://www.zeusedit.com/ Zeus] || Includes builtin Python scripting. ||
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Ashish Shrestha [http://www.nyatapol.com.np Nyatapol] === Macintosh Editors ===

|| '''Name''' || '''Platform''' || '''Notes''' ||
|| [http://alpha.olm.net/ Alpha] ||||<(> MacOS ||
|| [http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit.html BBEdit] || MacOS 9/MacOS X || BBEdit Lite (free version) appears not to have language-sensitive support. ||
|| [http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html MacPython IDE] || MacOS || Included in MacPython distribution. ||
|| [http://www.hekkelman.com/ Pepper] || MacOS Classic/MacOS X || Builtin support for Python. ||

=== Miscellaneous ===

|| '''Name''' || '''Platform''' || '''Notes''' ||
|| [http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html Leo] || Python + Tkinter || Literate programming tool that does Python ||
|| PyCrust || Python + wxPython || Interactive Python shell using wxPython. ||

=== Other Resources ===

  * Vaults of Parnassus [http://www.vex.net/parnassus/apyllo.py?i=979528604 Editor/IDE page.]
  * Open Directory Project's [http://dmoz.org/Computers/Programming/Languages/Python/Tools/ Python Tools page.]
  * Richard Jones's [http://www.bofh.asn.au/~richard/editors.html editors page.]

Whether you want to quickly edit Python source code, write or debug whole Python programs, or use Python in an IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironment, you have a pleasantly wide range of choices.

If you have anything to contribute, configurations for editors, new editors, opinions (I'm waiting for the first EmacsVsVi LanguagePissingMatch ;) ), don't hesitate to edit or create pages.

There's a [http://www.python.org/editors/config.html Editor configuration HOWTO] available.

Thanks to the people who helped compile his list, including Alan Green for the [http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Mail/Message/758104 Python IDE summary] he posted to CompLangPython / the PythonList.

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Unix & Multiplatform Editors

Name

Platform

Notes

[http://cooledit.sourceforge.net/ Cooledit]

Unix/X

Extensible in Python

[http://www.crisp.demon.co.uk/ CRiSP]

Unix/Windows

BRIEF-compatible

[http://www.lugaru.com/ Epsilon]

Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and OS/2

Has Python mode module available upon request.

[http://fte.sourceforge.net/ FTE Text Editor]

Windows, Unix, DOS, OS/2 console, Unix/X

Supports lots of languages, including Python; doesn't seem programmable

[http://www.jasspa.com/ Jasspa's MicroEmacs]

Unix / Windows

Supports Python syntax and a Python-specific menu.

[http://space.mit.edu/~davis/jed/ JED]

Unix, VMS, MSDOS, OS/2, BeOS, QNX, and Windows.

JedIt

Java

Includes plugin that allows editor scripting using Python (via Jython).

[http://www.jext.org/ Jext]

Java

A Java text editor which offers embedded Python scripting (thanks to Jython).

[http://sourceforge.net/projects/joe-editor/ JOE]

Unix.

GnuEmacs / XEmacs

Unix/Windows/Mac

Python support with PythonMode.

[http://www.kde.org/ KWrite]

Unix

Advanced editor for the KDE environment - supports Python syntax.

[http://www.moleskine.f2s.com/ Moleskine]

Linux/FreeBSD

Written in Python, so should be extensible using Python.

[http://nedit.org/ NEdit]

Unix/VMS/Win32/MacOS X

X-Based, Python support builtin.

[http://www.rexx.com/~dkuhlman/ pyeditor]

Unix (and Windows?)

Editor written in Python atop PyScintilla and PyGtk.

[http://wiki.wxpython.org/index.cgi/PythonCardEditor PythonCardEditor]

Unix/Windows/Mac

Extensible in Python, part of PythonCard.

[http://quanta.sourceforge.net/ Quanta KDE]

(Unix/Linux only?)

Full-featured web development environment that also supports Python.

SciTe

Unix/Windows

Part of Scintilla

ViImproved

Unix/Windows/MacOS/ etc.

[http://www.slickedit.com/ Visual Slick Edit]

Windows, Linux, Several Unix Flavors, OS/390

Syntax coloring, popup function arguments, class hierarchy browser, other nice Python features.

[http://www.cs.yorku.ca/~oz/wily/ Wily]

Unix

Acme clone for Unix. Can connect to it (and control it) from Python.

Windows Editors

Name

Notes

[ftp://www.premia.com/pub/addons/ CodeWright]

Pull the appropriate Zip file for the version of CodeWright you use.

ConText

Supports syntax highlighting for Python.

[http://www.crimsoneditor.com/ Crimson]

Supports syntax highlighting for Python.

[http://www.studioware.com/ Editeur]

Supports syntax highlighting for Python.

[http://www.editpadpro.com/ EditPad Pro]

Supports Python syntax.

[http://www.editplus.com/ EditPlus]

Supports syntax coloring and autocompletion via description files.

[http://hapdebugger.sourceforge.net/ HAP Debugger]

Editor built on Scite; main claim to fame is a robust debugger that has remote capabilities.

[http://www.multiedit.com/ Multi-Edit]

Builtin support for Python.

[http://www.sourcedyn.com/ Source Insight]

Supports syntax highlighting and symbol database support for Python if you get the Python.CLF file provided by the Source Insight folks.

[http://www.textpad.com/ TextPad]

Supports syntax coloring for several languages. Add Python with a free download from the Textpad site.

[http://www.ultraedit.com/ UltraEdit]

Supports syntax coloring and autocompletion using a [http://www.ultraedit.com/downloads/additional.html wordfile]. An [http://gurno.com/adam/py-ue.shtml updated version] that supports Python 2.x is also available.

[http://www.zeusedit.com/ Zeus]

Includes builtin Python scripting.

Macintosh Editors

Name

Platform

Notes

[http://alpha.olm.net/ Alpha]

MacOS

[http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit.html BBEdit]

MacOS 9/MacOS X

BBEdit Lite (free version) appears not to have language-sensitive support.

[http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html MacPython IDE]

MacOS

Included in MacPython distribution.

[http://www.hekkelman.com/ Pepper]

MacOS Classic/MacOS X

Builtin support for Python.

Miscellaneous

Name

Platform

Notes

[http://personalpages.tds.net/~edream/front.html Leo]

Python + Tkinter

Literate programming tool that does Python

PyCrust

Python + wxPython

Interactive Python shell using wxPython.

Other Resources

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