Python幾種開發工具介紹

1 IDLE
1.1 IDLE是python創初人Guido van Rossum使用python and Tkinter來建立的一個整合式開發環境。要使用IDLE必須安裝python and Tkinter。
1.2 特性：自動縮排，彩色編碼，命令曆史(Alt+p,Alt+n)和單詞自動(Alt+/)完成。
1.3 用IDLE執行Tkinter程式，不要在程式中包括mainloop。IDLE本身就是Tkinter應用程式，它會自動調用mainloop。再調用一次mainloop會與IDLE的事件迴圈衝突，造成執行階段錯誤。

2 BlackAdder
2.1 BlackAdder支援windows and linux環境。用它建立的程式可在任何一種平台上運行，負責維護它的是TheKompany.com。他們發布了該軟體的個人版，只提供有限的支援；以及專業版，需要許可，面向商業軟體開發人員。詳情請訪問www.thekompany.com/products/blackadder。

3 PythonWorks
3.1 它由SecretLabs公司發布，該公司致力於Python項目的開發與部署提供相應的工具。PythonWorks是一種“快速應用程式開發”（RAD）工具，程式員可藉助它快速地建立、調試和發布程式。
3.2 PythonWorks包括一個HTML/XML編輯器、具有完全索引的文檔、一個源碼管理系統（用於項目分組）、自訂的代碼編輯特性以及一個GUI布局編輯器。支援jython。
3.3 允許使用者以多種形式對項目進行打包：源碼形式、可執行程式形式以及.pyc形式。
3.4 有著作權，需購買，詳情請訪問www.pythonware.com/products/works/index.htm

4 Wing IDE
4.1 Wing IDE由Archaeopteryx Software公司開發與支援，適用於windows and linux環境。它提供一個源碼分析器和瀏覽器、專案管理能力以及文字編輯器和調試器。
4.2 它由python編寫，並包含python源碼。購買者可自訂來源碼，以適應自已的要求，但是，不可將修改過的代碼用於贏利目的。
4.3 全功能示範版可在archaeopteryx.com/wingide下載。

5 Pythonwin
5.1 Pythonwin整合式開發環境包含在由ActiveState出品的ActivePython中，ActivePython是一個二進位build。其中包括用於XML處理的expat模組，以及一系列windows工具。
5.2 提供的特性有：彩色編碼、原始碼摺疊、單詞完成及自動縮排。調試器支援事後診斷功能、標準的單步調試、斷點設計及變數監視。
5.3 詳情請訪問aspn.activestate.com/activepython。

6 Komodo
6.1 ActiveState還為python提供了另一個IDE，名為Komodo，可用它在windows and linux上開發程式。Komodo最大的特點是，它是Perl,PHP,Tcl,HTML,XML AND XSLT的一種整合式開發環境。

7 Boa Constructor
7.1 Boa是一個跨平台的python IDE和WxPython GUI。它提供可視化的編程和操作架構，能方便地進行程式的設計。它有一個物件瀏覽器，並提供有各種資源的視圖，有一個html文檔產生器，還有一個先進的調試器和完整的協助系統。Boa還提供對zope的支援，能添加、刪除、複製、剪下、匯入和匯出zope中的對象。能編輯對象屬性和進行python指令碼的調試。Boa是用python基於WxPython庫編寫的。 用起來就象vb或delphi一樣方便。
7.2 是：http://boa-constructor.sourceforge.net/，要安裝Boa要先安裝合適版本的python和WxPython。

在windows平台我就是用pythonwin，感覺還不錯，和idle差不多，在windows平台的可考慮用它。

Python 整合開發環境

Take a look at PythonEditors if you don't want IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments. Please keep wiki links as wiki links, use external links only if there is no existing page for the IDE.

Name	Platform	Notes
Anjuta	Unix + GNOME	Cross-language IDE; syntax coloring & folding for Python.
ArachnoPython	Windows, Linux x86	Commercial IDE for Python, support Webware and Python Unit. (not yet available for sale)
BlackAdder	Windows/Linux	Commercial with all the features of IDLE, support for Ruby, and Qt GUI editor.
BoaConstructor	Python + wxPython	RAD GUI building IDE, similar to Delphi.
Code Crusader	Linux x86	Commercial IDE with support to 30 other languages.
CodeForge	Unix	Commercial cross-language IDE; nice multi-user project manager.
DrPython	Python + wxPython	Simple, clean editing environment for Python intended primarily for use in schools.
Eclipse	Java + SWT	See EclipsePythonIntegration for Python support.
eric	Python + PyQt + QScintilla	Popular python IDE with interfaces to Qt Designer, Qt Linguist, unittest.
Gazpacho	PyGTK	A GUI designer for (Py)GTK, similar to Glade.
IDEStudio	Python + Tkinter + Tix	An extended version of IDLE using Tix.
IDLE	Python + Tkinter	Part of Python distribution.
IDLEfork	Python + Tkinter	An experimental fork of IDLE. Since, Python 2.3, IDLEfork has become the new "main" Idle.
jedit	Java 1.4+ VM	Popular multi-language IDE.
KDevelop	Unix + KDE	Cross-language IDE for KDE - supports Python syntax/projects.
Komodo	Windows/Linux	Commercial multi-language and cross-platform IDE. Includes a GUI Builder.
Netbeans	Java	A Java IDE with an optional plugin for Jython.
PIDA	Any (with Python + GTK)	Python IDE (code browser, debugger, profiler) which uses Vim as its editor.
PyScripter	Windows	A nice alternate Python IDE for Windows (debugger included), also ...providing a strong scripting solution for Delphi Applications.
PythonCard	Python + wxPython	RAD GUI building IDE
PythonWin	Windows	Available either as part of ActiveState's ActivePython distribution (which is not open source) or as part of the Win32All extensions from Mark's pages (which is open source).
PythonWorks Pro	Windows/Linux	(no longer being developed) SecretLabs' commercial IDE. Includes Tk layout editor.
SourceNavigator	Unix/Windows with Tcl/Tk	Cross-language IDE & Source code analysis tool.
SPE	Windows, Linux, MacOsX, FreeBSD, etc.	SPE is an open-source, multi-platform python IDE with wxPython interface. It has auto indentation & completion, call tips, syntax coloring & highlighting, uml viewer, class explorer, source index, auto todo list, sticky notes, pycrust shell, file browsers, drag&drop, context help, Blender support, ... Spe ships with rpdb2 (remote encrypted debugger), wxGlade (gui designer), PyChecker (source code doctor) and Kiki (regex console). Note: SPE has a Windows install binary, all other platforms must work with the source code - although donations are currently being amassed to create an OS X version.
TruStudio Foundation	Linux/Windows/Mac	Python and PHP IDE - open source project and a foundation for development tools for scripting languages built on top of Eclipse Platform
TruStudio Professional	Linux/Windows/Mac	Advanced Python and PHP IDE - built on top of TruStudio Foundation and introducing many exceptional features
Visual Python	Windows 2000/XP with Visual Studio.NET	(commercial) A Python plug-in for Visual Studio.NET (requires ActivePython or Win32all)
VisualWx	Windows	GUI designer for wxPython.
WingIde	Windows/Linux/Mac OS X/Unix	Commercial Python IDE with networked debugger, source browser, and syntax coloring/auto-completing editor. Free license for non-commercial open-source developers with an established project.
WxDesigner	Unix/Windows/Mac	Non-free Cross-language GUI dialog designer with integrated support for editing your Python callback functions.
WxGlade	Unix/Windows/Mac	A "designer" for WxPython (requires wxPython)

External collections: ·         Charming Python: Review of Python IDEs (David Mertz, 2003-12-11) ·         Charming Python: A review of Python IDEs (David Mertz, 2001-05-01) ·         A New Harvest of Python IDEs (Boudewijn Rempt, 2000-11-27)