Brendan Kohler wrote:
With respect it wouldn't, since IDLE doesn;t include a GUI builder. I think Mike's cri-de-couer is for a tool that makes it as easy as Visual Studio to put a GUI-based application together."mike kreiner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Are there any plans for developing a standard IDE for python that's included with the python installation? I found information about other IDE's elsewhere online, but couldn't even find any mention of this possibility.
I'm still relatively new to Python--I switched over from VB--and I found it difficult to learn python without an IDE. Most experienced programmers I know started out using Emacs or another text editor, and are very happy with that; however, I found it difficult to put all the pieces (like GUI, etc.) together myself. i tried many of the free IDEs, but was dissatisfied (VS is tough to beat in my opinion, much better than the average m$ application *plz don't flame*). although it'd be a difficult undertaking, i think an IDE would be a tremendous boost for python in terms of gaining support in education and the business community. has anyone else discussed this? does anyone know the BDFL's stance? thanks.
~mike
That would be something called IDLE, which is included with python already.
To which I can only respond that it's obvious Microsoft haven't wasted ALL the money they've spent on developemnt. VS *is* a tough act to beat, though certainly not impossible.
I wish there *were* something equivalent. If Jim Hugunin can persuade Microsoft to fully support Python in Visula Studio .NET they'd have at least one more customer.
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