Re: [pygame] recommendation for a good n00b IDE

[James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Oct 03, 2008 at 05:00:18PM -0700, Sean Wolfe wrote:
>    Hey folks, how goes it? I'm new to python and pygame. I have a question
>    for you regarding IDEs.
> 
>    I have been using IDLE so far, what came with python 2.5, and I like its
>    simple stripped down approach. However I am getting a bit frustrated with
>    what seems to be a bug with the 'Run Module' feature where you can run
>    your code by just hitting the F5 key within the editor. This feature seems
>    to crash a lot. I applied the 'IDLE hangs up' fix from pygame.org, but
>    still getting some crashes and freezes.
> 
>    It seems like IDLE hasn't been in development for quite a while? The
>    documentation page on python.org is something like. . . 8 *years* old.
> 
>    So. . . . any recommendations for a good n00b IDE? I really like IDLE's
>    stripped down no-frills approach. Also, I need to be able to set a
>    white-on-black color scheme. . . much easier on the eyes.
> 
>    thanks!

I like SciTE (Scintilla Text Editor)

Like IDLE, it is no-frills.

It has python syntax coloring, F5 to run the current module works 
nicely, and you can customize the color scheme.

http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html

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James Paige