Python development has many tools, Eclipse+pydev is the most common one. This article provides a brief introduction to Windows Eclipse+pydev installation and configuration.
Eclipse is a Java-based extensible open source development platform. For its part, it is just a framework and a set of services for building a development environment through plug-in components.
PyDev is a Python IDE plugin for Eclipse, and the PyDev plugin transforms eclipse into a powerful and easy-to-use Python ide that facilitates many Python developers.
First, install Eclipse
eclipse:http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
Currently the latest version Eclipse-sdk-3.7.1-win32.zip
The downloaded Eclipse-sdk-3.7.1-win32.zip compressed package is extracted directly to the D packing directory (e.g., D:\Eclipse), and the installation is complete.
To use eclipse, you also need to install the JRE (Java Runtime Environment)
Jre:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
Currently the latest version Jre-7u3-windows-i586.exe
Double-click Install.
Second, install the Pydev plug-in
Official address: http://pydev.org/index.html
: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pydev/files/
Two methods of installation:
1, will download the PyDev decompression (currently the latest version PyDev 2.4.0.zip compressed package), PyDev after decompression generally contains plugins and feature folder, the PyDev after the extracted folder copy to eclipse after the extracted directory can be, When you are finished and then start Eclipse, you can see the installation of the Pydev component in the Eclipse menu help->about Eclipse sdk->installation Detail.
2. Select menu directly in Eclipse: Help-software updates-find and Install, select Search for new features to Intall, click the new Remote Site button, enter http: pydev.org/updates, download and install.
Iii. configuration of Eclipse + Pydev
In the Eclipse menu Windows->preferences->pydev->interpreter python Configure the Python parser you want to use only.
Click the New button and select Python.exe from the Python installation path.
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