Eclipse Python Development Setup

To write Python code using Eclipse you can download

http://pydev.org/download.html

Eclipse Plugin

Add the following as Update URL

http://pydev.org/updates

You can also get zip setup files from

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pydev/files/pydev/

 

Configuration and Testing

 

After installing tell Eclipse where is your Python installed to be used as Interpreter.

Windows > Preferences >

Go to: window > preferences > PyDev > Interpreter - (Python/Jython/IronPython).

For other OS see http://pydev.org/manual_101_interpreter.html

 

The following tutorial gives very good quick intro for Python and Eclipse

http://www.vogella.com/articles/Python/article.html

I also suggest you go to go to quick Python intro post i wrote

 

Also if you are from Java background then you may check

http://python4java.necaiseweb.org/Main/TableOfContents

http://www.daimi.au.dk/~chili/CSS/pythonForJavaProgrammers.htm

http://pythonconquerstheuniverse.wordpress.com/2009/10/03/python-java-a-side-by-side-comparison/

 

Python and Maven

http://blog.berczuk.com/2009/12/continuous-integration-of-python-code.html

 

// TODO Python Maven setup and Integration for project layouts

 

A Good step by step Python tutorial website

http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/intro.html

Official website for documentation

http://docs.python.org/2/index.html

Unit Testing

http://pyunit.sourceforge.net/