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Online Python Editor with Live Syntax Checking

3 points by ethanchewy 10y ago

ethanchewy 10y ago
Hi everyone, I created this tool called PythonBuddy (http://pythonbuddy.com/ http://pythonbuddy.com/) which allows developers to directly program in python online with a live syntax checker. I made this so that free and open source MOOCs like edX or codecademy could easily embed and use this on their courses so students wouldn't have to go through the frustrations of setting up a Python environment and jump right into Python programming. Also, professors and teachers could easily set up a server and allow students to quickly test out their code with PythonBuddy online. I love feedback so feel free to leave a question or suggestion below And by the way, this is completely open sourced (https://github.com/ethanchewy/OnlinePythonLinterSyntaxChecker https://github.com/ethanchewy/OnlinePythonLinterSyntaxChecke...) so you can host your own PythonBuddy for your class or for fun! :)
- LordWinstanley 10y ago
  Looks good. Nice work! I've not done more than 'kick the tyres' at the moment, but once thing I would suggest is to try and optimize the layout a bit better on mobile. On a tablet screen in horizontal mode, there's a lot of wasted space round the code entry and the output boxes and you have to scroll up and down from one to the other, as they don't both fit on screen at once. How it works on mobile should be a priority, as something like this would be the kind of thing that, more often than not, you'd idly tinker with, while on a phone or tablet
git-pull 10y ago
Nifty! Some nitpicks: You can do a "display: none" on the #output ID when it's empty and add some effects to it. In the examples wrap the print's in parenthesis. Instead of print 'hi' Do print('hi') Example one has a misspelling in methodds.append(lambda x: x + i) but maybe its useful because it shows off the linting/error detection. If it's there on purpose, add a tooltip so newcomers know it's an intentional bug for demonstrating the linter. I like it. Starred.

3 points by ethanchewy 10y ago

Hi everyone, I created this tool called PythonBuddy (http://pythonbuddy.com/ http://pythonbuddy.com/) which allows developers to directly program in python online with a live syntax checker. I made this so that free and open source MOOCs like edX or codecademy could easily embed and use this on their courses so students wouldn't have to go through the frustrations of setting up a Python environment and jump right into Python programming. Also, professors and teachers could easily set up a server and allow students to quickly test out their code with PythonBuddy online. I love feedback so feel free to leave a question or suggestion below And by the way, this is completely open sourced (https://github.com/ethanchewy/OnlinePythonLinterSyntaxChecker https://github.com/ethanchewy/OnlinePythonLinterSyntaxChecke...) so you can host your own PythonBuddy for your class or for fun! :)

LordWinstanley 10y ago
Looks good. Nice work! I've not done more than 'kick the tyres' at the moment, but once thing I would suggest is to try and optimize the layout a bit better on mobile. On a tablet screen in horizontal mode, there's a lot of wasted space round the code entry and the output boxes and you have to scroll up and down from one to the other, as they don't both fit on screen at once. How it works on mobile should be a priority, as something like this would be the kind of thing that, more often than not, you'd idly tinker with, while on a phone or tablet

git-pull 10y ago

Nifty! Some nitpicks: You can do a "display: none" on the #output ID when it's empty and add some effects to it. In the examples wrap the print's in parenthesis. Instead of print 'hi' Do print('hi') Example one has a misspelling in methodds.append(lambda x: x + i) but maybe its useful because it shows off the linting/error detection. If it's there on purpose, add a tooltip so newcomers know it's an intentional bug for demonstrating the linter. I like it. Starred.