Learn Python and Configuration On Eclipse For Python

Small Introduction of Python

Python is high level programming language; Idea behind its design is to introduce uncluttered visual layout to enhance code readability. It allows programmer to express his concepts in very few lines of code with simple English keywords. Python support multiple programming patterns including ‘Object oriented Programming, Functional Programming. It provides automatic memory management, dynamic type, and also has large and complete library. Python never uses curly braces or keyword, to ends the block, It uses whitespace indentation.

Development Environment:

Most Python implementations can function as a command line interpreter, for which the user enters statements sequentially and receives the results. In short you can say, Python acts as a shell other shells add capabilities beyond those in the basic interpreter, including IDLE and IPython. They implement features like auto-completion, retention of session state, and syntax highlighting. As similar standard desktop Python IDEs (integrated development environments), there are also browser-based IDEs, Sage (intended for developing science and math-related Python programs), and a browser-based IDE and hosting environment, Python Anywhere. You can also use eclipse for python development.

In this post I am going to explain how to use eclipse as python development environment.

Configuration On Eclipse For Python:

1. To use eclipse as python development environment, you have to use “pydev”

Plug-in open source project available at http://pydev.org/updates

2. I supposed you have already installed eclipse in your PC.

3. Start Eclipse.

4. Click on “Help” menu and select option “Installed New Software”.

5. In new window is open like

6. Click on “Add” Button

7. Pop up window is open

In this popup window name should be pydev and Location http://pydev.org/updates/ and say OK.

8. In new window select first check box that is PyDev and say Next.

9. Again Say Next.

10. In Next Window accept the license.

11. Click on Finish.

12. In new popup window select check box for Certification (Not Recommended).

13. Ones the Installation is done Restart your eclipse.

14. Change Open Perspective PyDev to Java or Vise Versa (Icon Appear at right side shown below ).

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16. Click on OK

17. Now you can enjoy eclipse as python environment.