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Context sensitive auto-complete is a godsend.

jMyles 12y ago
Seriously. Is there a good list of tools that provide it? In Python, the only one I've managed to love is PyDev. Supposedly Atom does it with the "script" package?
- sjm 12y ago
  For Python I use jedi.el for Emacs (http://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/ http://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/). There's also anaconda-mode (https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode).
  - klibertp 12y ago
    Jedi is really good. There are plugins for Vim (of course) too. Personally I believe that things like Jedi - external static code analysers in form of a library - are what we should be doing. It's not good for IDE writers - it lessens vendor lock-in - but for the users it's a win. Having the same, very good, completions in both Vim and Emacs made my life much simpler.
- timothyb89 12y ago
  I've been working with PyCharm [1] a lot lately and I've come to like it a lot. Probably the best context awareness I've seen for any dynamic language - it (almost) feels like working in something more tool-friendly like Java in that regard. [1]: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
  - rectangletangle 12y ago
    PyCharm's auto-complete is really nice. It seems to be the best Python editor going right now.
    - collyw 12y ago
      Really? I used Aptana, which includes the Pydev plugin. I notice everyone seems to give PyCharm lots of love, and have been tempted to try it. Autocomplete is one of the features I rely on heavily.
      - rectangletangle 12y ago
        Admittedly I haven't tried every editor, but it seems nicer than most.
      - wylee 12y ago
        I used Eclispe/Aptana/PyDev at a previous job and it was pretty nice, but PyCharm is superior in my opinion. In addition to great completion and code navigation, it also gets Vim emulation mostly right. PyCharm is also a mostly out-of-the-box experience, whereas it took a while for me to get Eclipse set up just right.
- rectangletangle 12y ago
  PyScripter supports it, but it's Windows only and seems abandoned by the devs.
- pjmlp 12y ago
  Netbeans JavaScript support is quite good, and was originally based on JRuby support.
- jaegerpicker 12y ago
  I use Intellij with the PyDev plugin as my IDE and Atom (with the script package) as my text editor. In general unless it's a really quick edit PyDev is MUCH better in the general IDE functions, like autocomplete, jump to definitions, visual breakpoint debugging, etc.. I love atom but Intellij is much better for serious dev/debugging sessions.
  - jMyles 12y ago
    Yeah, that has also been my experience. Why Intellij instead of Liclipse?
    - jaegerpicker 12y ago
      I really REALLY dislike eclipse. In fact it would nearly always be my last choice for and ide. In my experience it's slow, buggy, bloated, and in general the features that I need work FAR better in Intellij, Visual Studio, Atom, Sublime Text 2, Emacs, or VIM. I've used pretty much all of them and I would rather go back to them than use an eclipse based project.

Seriously. Is there a good list of tools that provide it? In Python, the only one I've managed to love is PyDev. Supposedly Atom does it with the "script" package?

sjm 12y ago
For Python I use jedi.el for Emacs (http://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/ http://tkf.github.io/emacs-jedi/latest/). There's also anaconda-mode (https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode https://github.com/proofit404/anaconda-mode).
- klibertp 12y ago
  Jedi is really good. There are plugins for Vim (of course) too. Personally I believe that things like Jedi - external static code analysers in form of a library - are what we should be doing. It's not good for IDE writers - it lessens vendor lock-in - but for the users it's a win. Having the same, very good, completions in both Vim and Emacs made my life much simpler.
timothyb89 12y ago
I've been working with PyCharm [1] a lot lately and I've come to like it a lot. Probably the best context awareness I've seen for any dynamic language - it (almost) feels like working in something more tool-friendly like Java in that regard. [1]: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
- rectangletangle 12y ago
  PyCharm's auto-complete is really nice. It seems to be the best Python editor going right now.
  - collyw 12y ago
    Really? I used Aptana, which includes the Pydev plugin. I notice everyone seems to give PyCharm lots of love, and have been tempted to try it. Autocomplete is one of the features I rely on heavily.
    - rectangletangle 12y ago
      Admittedly I haven't tried every editor, but it seems nicer than most.
    - wylee 12y ago
      I used Eclispe/Aptana/PyDev at a previous job and it was pretty nice, but PyCharm is superior in my opinion. In addition to great completion and code navigation, it also gets Vim emulation mostly right. PyCharm is also a mostly out-of-the-box experience, whereas it took a while for me to get Eclipse set up just right.
rectangletangle 12y ago
PyScripter supports it, but it's Windows only and seems abandoned by the devs.
pjmlp 12y ago
Netbeans JavaScript support is quite good, and was originally based on JRuby support.
jaegerpicker 12y ago
I use Intellij with the PyDev plugin as my IDE and Atom (with the script package) as my text editor. In general unless it's a really quick edit PyDev is MUCH better in the general IDE functions, like autocomplete, jump to definitions, visual breakpoint debugging, etc.. I love atom but Intellij is much better for serious dev/debugging sessions.
- jMyles 12y ago
  Yeah, that has also been my experience. Why Intellij instead of Liclipse?
  - jaegerpicker 12y ago
    I really REALLY dislike eclipse. In fact it would nearly always be my last choice for and ide. In my experience it's slow, buggy, bloated, and in general the features that I need work FAR better in Intellij, Visual Studio, Atom, Sublime Text 2, Emacs, or VIM. I've used pretty much all of them and I would rather go back to them than use an eclipse based project.