4 ms·

Pyscripter – Open-source Python IDE written in Delphi

satya71 1y ago
A blast from the past! Pyscripter was definitely a top contender back in Python 2.3 days. Not sure when I stopped using it and why. Seems to be actively maintained. Will have to try again.
- nilslindemann 1y ago
  Yes, I had it installed back in those days. I stopped using it because Notepad++ (quick check something without getting asked for permissions) plus VS Code (linting, refactoring, other small things) plus my pimped Code browser 4.9 (Zen-like Overview) do the things I need.
albertzeyer 1y ago
This is Windows only. I wonder, why don't they use Lazarus (https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ https://www.lazarus-ide.org/)? That would also make it cross-platform, and probably gain much more interest in the project.
- shakna 1y ago
  Lazarus was around 4 years old when the first version of Pyscripter was released. Porting to it, might be an option at some point, but changing compiler without breaking anything, is not a tiny task for Delphi things. I'd say the biggest roadblock would be JEDI which assumes Windows everything. https://wiki.freepascal.org/JVCL_Components https://wiki.freepascal.org/JVCL_Components
- pjmlp 1y ago
  Delphi can target cross-platform as well. https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/fm-application-platform https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/fm-applicati...
rsecora 1y ago
And with LLM Support: OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok and local LLM models using Ollama.
marcodiego 1y ago
No, not a good Idea. We did tons of efforts to achieve good multiplatform open source dev tools with exclusively FLOSS dependencies. Take dev-cpp as a remainder of what happens when people follow such path. And this is a comment I often link whenever I ser any news related to Delphi: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37520509 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37520509
- binary132 1y ago
  I still think of Dev-C++ with great fondness from time to time.
  - fithisux 1y ago
    It was good when C++ was C with Objects. Nowadays, C++ is just a beast.
    - binary132 1y ago
      I mean, nobody’s stopping you from just writing C with Objects.
      - fithisux 1y ago
        It's not C++ then and possibly the autoccompletion features or more modern C+Objects features will not work on DevC++
        binary132 1y ago
        that's simply not true, no C++ standard version has removed old-school style C++ features, nothing is stopping you from using plain Jane C++ with new, delete, plain-old-data structs, etc.
- nurettin 1y ago
  Think of it like this: Delphi's existence is a reminder that people will regress to the comfort of windows if they find a tool "that just works", is fast, efficient and native. It is a reminder that these properties are to be taken seriously.
Neywiny 1y ago
This is windows only, yes? I used Altium which is also Delphi I think and it's the only other software I've known to use it (though haven't extensively checked) and we need to just not
diegof79 1y ago
Oh, the nostalgia! Looking at the project felt like taking a trip in a time machine: the blog on Blogspot, the release files on SourceForge, the use of Delphi, and the screenshots reminiscent of typical 2000s IDEs. It is not a criticism. The challenging task of creating an IDE deserves a lot of respect. I’m just surprised by the tech choices.
pjmlp 1y ago
Looks quite nice.
vader_n 1y ago
Nothing beats Spyder IDE.

A blast from the past! Pyscripter was definitely a top contender back in Python 2.3 days. Not sure when I stopped using it and why. Seems to be actively maintained. Will have to try again.

nilslindemann 1y ago
Yes, I had it installed back in those days. I stopped using it because Notepad++ (quick check something without getting asked for permissions) plus VS Code (linting, refactoring, other small things) plus my pimped Code browser 4.9 (Zen-like Overview) do the things I need.

albertzeyer 1y ago

This is Windows only. I wonder, why don't they use Lazarus (https://www.lazarus-ide.org/ https://www.lazarus-ide.org/)? That would also make it cross-platform, and probably gain much more interest in the project.

shakna 1y ago
Lazarus was around 4 years old when the first version of Pyscripter was released. Porting to it, might be an option at some point, but changing compiler without breaking anything, is not a tiny task for Delphi things. I'd say the biggest roadblock would be JEDI which assumes Windows everything. https://wiki.freepascal.org/JVCL_Components https://wiki.freepascal.org/JVCL_Components
pjmlp 1y ago
Delphi can target cross-platform as well. https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/fm-application-platform https://www.embarcadero.com/products/rad-studio/fm-applicati...

rsecora 1y ago

And with LLM Support: OpenAI, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok and local LLM models using Ollama.

marcodiego 1y ago

No, not a good Idea. We did tons of efforts to achieve good multiplatform open source dev tools with exclusively FLOSS dependencies. Take dev-cpp as a remainder of what happens when people follow such path. And this is a comment I often link whenever I ser any news related to Delphi: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37520509 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37520509

binary132 1y ago
I still think of Dev-C++ with great fondness from time to time.
- fithisux 1y ago
  It was good when C++ was C with Objects. Nowadays, C++ is just a beast.
  - binary132 1y ago
    I mean, nobody’s stopping you from just writing C with Objects.
    - fithisux 1y ago
      It's not C++ then and possibly the autoccompletion features or more modern C+Objects features will not work on DevC++
      - binary132 1y ago
        that's simply not true, no C++ standard version has removed old-school style C++ features, nothing is stopping you from using plain Jane C++ with new, delete, plain-old-data structs, etc.
nurettin 1y ago
Think of it like this: Delphi's existence is a reminder that people will regress to the comfort of windows if they find a tool "that just works", is fast, efficient and native. It is a reminder that these properties are to be taken seriously.

Neywiny 1y ago

This is windows only, yes? I used Altium which is also Delphi I think and it's the only other software I've known to use it (though haven't extensively checked) and we need to just not

diegof79 1y ago

Oh, the nostalgia! Looking at the project felt like taking a trip in a time machine: the blog on Blogspot, the release files on SourceForge, the use of Delphi, and the screenshots reminiscent of typical 2000s IDEs. It is not a criticism. The challenging task of creating an IDE deserves a lot of respect. I’m just surprised by the tech choices.

pjmlp 1y ago

Looks quite nice.

vader_n 1y ago

Nothing beats Spyder IDE.