* Can Emacs really be configured and turned into the best python editor/IDE?
@ 2021-09-19 14:41 Hongyi Zhao
2021-09-19 14:51 ` Tim Visher
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From: Hongyi Zhao @ 2021-09-19 14:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
Sorry for my stupid and maybe also cliché question. I've read the
article here [1] for several times, and I've never really tried and
verified most of the configuration covered in it until today.
According to my experience, Emacs is indeed very good for Python
development, but this doesn't guarantee that it's the best Python
editor/IDE. Specifically, there are still many functions in the real
IDE, e.g., PyCharm [2], that do not exist in Emacs.
[1] https://realpython.com/emacs-the-best-python-editor/
[2] https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
Any hints/comments/corrections will be greatly appreciated.
Regards
--
Assoc. Prof. Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com>
Theory and Simulation of Materials
Hebei Vocational University of Technology and Engineering
No. 473, Quannan West Street, Xindu District, Xingtai, Hebei province
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* Re: Can Emacs really be configured and turned into the best python editor/IDE?
2021-09-19 14:41 Can Emacs really be configured and turned into the best python editor/IDE? Hongyi Zhao
@ 2021-09-19 14:51 ` Tim Visher
2021-09-20 1:55 ` Hongyi Zhao
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From: Tim Visher @ 2021-09-19 14:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Hongyi Zhao; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 10:42 AM Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:
> Emacs is indeed very good for Python development, but this doesn't
guarantee that it's the best Python editor/IDE.
>
Outside of the extremes (Notepad, ed) your editor is never what's standing
between you and efficacy in any environment.
Maybe it would be better to ask specific questions about specific missing
features that you'd like to have rather than asking in generic superlative
terms. :)
--
In Christ,
Timmy V.
https://blog.twonegatives.com
http://five.sentenc.es
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* Re: Can Emacs really be configured and turned into the best python editor/IDE?
2021-09-19 14:51 ` Tim Visher
@ 2021-09-20 1:55 ` Hongyi Zhao
2021-09-20 13:39 ` Hongyi Zhao
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From: Hongyi Zhao @ 2021-09-20 1:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tim Visher; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 10:52 PM Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 10:42 AM Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Emacs is indeed very good for Python development, but this doesn't
>>
>> guarantee that it's the best Python editor/IDE.
>
>
> Outside of the extremes (Notepad, ed) your editor is never what's standing between you and efficacy in any environment.
>
> Maybe it would be better to ask specific questions about specific missing features that you'd like to have rather than asking in generic superlative terms. :)
Say, the versatile, dazzling debugger features described here [1].
[1] https://wingware.com/wingide/debugger
Best, HZ
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* Re: Can Emacs really be configured and turned into the best python editor/IDE?
2021-09-20 1:55 ` Hongyi Zhao
@ 2021-09-20 13:39 ` Hongyi Zhao
2021-09-21 4:53 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
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From: Hongyi Zhao @ 2021-09-20 13:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tim Visher; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
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On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 9:55 AM Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 10:52 PM Tim Visher <tim.visher@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Sep 19, 2021 at 10:42 AM Hongyi Zhao <hongyi.zhao@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Emacs is indeed very good for Python development, but this doesn't
> >>
> >> guarantee that it's the best Python editor/IDE.
> >
> >
> > Outside of the extremes (Notepad, ed) your editor is never what's standing between you and efficacy in any environment.
> >
> > Maybe it would be better to ask specific questions about specific missing features that you'd like to have rather than asking in generic superlative terms. :)
>
> Say, the versatile, dazzling debugger features described here [1].
>
> [1] https://wingware.com/wingide/debugger
Another example, the "Stack Data" shown by Wing IDE, as presented in attachment.
Regards, HZ
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