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

If you have anything to contribute -- e.g. configurations for editors, new editors, or opinion -- don't hesitate to edit or create pages.

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Multiplatform Editors

Name

Platform

FreeSoftware?

ZeroPrice?

Notes

[http://www.purl.org/net/alphatk/about.html Alphatk]

Unix,Windows,Mac OS X

X

X

Extensible in Tcl, Tk; Can interact with python.

[http://bluefish.openoffice.nl/features.html Bluefish]

Linux, MacOS X

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The link points to the features page.

[http://cream.sourceforge.net Cream]

Linux,Windows,FreeBSD

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Cream is a free and easy-to-use configuration of the powerful and famous [http://www.vim.org Vim] text editor for both Microsoft Windows and GNU/Linux.

[http://cssed.sourceforge.net Cssed]

Linux,Windows,Mac OS X, BSD

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Editor with syntax highlighting for Python, and embeded Python interpreter. Extensible through a Python API.

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

Unix, Windows, Mac

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Extensible in Python; part of [http://www.pythoncard.org/ PythonCard]. Includes PyCrust shell.

[http://context.cx ConText]

Unix(?), Windows, Mac(?)

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Text Editor that can work with many formats, such as HTML and Javascript, and it also includes a Python reader.

[http://www.die-offenbachs.de/detlev/eric3.html eric3]

Unix,Windows

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Complete IDE, very well integrated with PyQT development, but usable for any kind of project. Supports projects, debugging, auto-complete, syntax coloring, etc.

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

Unix, Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, SunOS, Solaris, HPUX, SGI Irix, Windows, Cygwin, MacOS

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BRIEF-compatible, supports Python syntax, in-buffer Python interpreter, supports lots of languages. Powerful macro language.

DrPython

Unix/X, Windows, Mac OS X

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Simple, Highly Customizable Editor/Environment. A Tribute to DrScheme.

[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse]

Unix/X, Windows, Mac OS X, others

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"Eclipse is ... an open extensible IDE for anything and nothing in particular." Support for Python can be obtained via the [http://pydev.sourceforge.net/ PyDEV] plugin.

[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse+Afae]

Unix/X, Windows, Mac OS X, others

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In addition to PyDEV, support for Python can be obtained via the [http://afae.robrohan.com/ Afae] plugin which supports many languages (Afae also shows whitespace).

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

Windows, Linux

X

X

Powerful and flexible text editor with built-in Python syntax highlighting, Python class browsing, Python-compatible regular expressions, code folding, and extensive options for running external tools such as Python scripts.

EmacsEditor

Unix, Windows, Mac

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Python support with EmacsPythonMode. Extensible in Python using [http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/~pinard/pymacs/ pymacs]

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

Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, and OS/2

X

X

Customizable Python mode, syntax coloring, function tagging.

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

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

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

[http://geany.uvena.de// Geany]

Windows, Unix/X

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A small and lightweight GTK+ IDE that supports lots of languages, including Python

[http://armedbear-j.sf.net/ J]

Java

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syntax coloring for python, extensible with jython, supports many file formats, has folding, fully customisable, has sidebar for class and functions, fast for a Java application

|| [http://www.jasspa.com

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