PyScripter is a

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(IDE) for

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. It is built with

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and Python. It originally started as a lightweight IDE designed to serve the purpose of providing a strong scripting solution for Delphi applications. Over time, it evolved into a full-featured stand-alone Python IDE. It is built in Delphi using Python4Delphi (P4D) and is extensible using Python scripts. Being built in a compiled language make it rather lightweight compared to some of the other IDEs. Currently, it is only available for Windows.

Features

Syntax highlighting editor

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based * Full support for encoded Python source files * Brace highlighting * Python source code utilities: (un)tabify, (un)comment, (un)indent, etc. *

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and call tips * Code and

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hints *

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checking during typing * Context-sensitive help on Python keywords * Parameterized code templates * Accept files dropped from Explorer * File change notification * Converting line breaks in Windows, Unix, Macintosh * Print preview and print syntax highlighted Python code *

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and

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files * Split-view file editing * Firefox-like search and replace * Side-by-side file editing

Integrated Python interpreter

* Code completion * Call tips * Command history * Execute scripts without first saving

Integrated Python debugger

* Remote Python debugger * Call stack * Variables window * Watches window * Conditional breakpoints * Debugger hints * Post-mortem analysis * Can run or debug files without first saving

Editor views

* Disassembly * HTML documentation (pydoc)

File explorer

* Easy configuration and browsing of the Python path * Integrated version control using Tortoise CVS or Tortoise SVN

Project manager

* Import extant directories * Multiple run configurations

Integrated unit testing

* Automatic test generation * Unit testing GUI

External tools (external run and capture output)

* Integration with Python tools such as

PyLint Pylint is a static code analysis tool for the Python programming language. It is named following a common convention in Python of a "py" prefix, and a nod to the C programming lint program. It follows the style recommended by PEP 8, the Python s ...

, TabNanny, Profile, etc. * Powerful parameter functionality for customized external tool integration

Other

* Code explorer * Access to Python manuals via help menu * To do list * Find and replace in files * Integrated

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testing * Choice of Python version to run via command-line parameters * Run Python script externally, highly configurable * Find definition, references * Find definition by clicking and browsing history * Modern GUI with docked forms and configurable look and feel (themes) * Persistent configurable IDE options

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