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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Emacs as a Python IDE

Noufal Ibrahim

Consulting software developer

PyCon India 2011 - Symbiosys, Pune

http://nibrahim.net.in @noufalibrahim noufal@nibrahim.net.in

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Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Outline

Introduction Emacs Programming General Major modes Utilites Power tools Work tracking Introduction Task tracking Task collection Finally References

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

What is Emacs?

◮ Programmers editor. Customisable using elisp.

◮ Customisability is a feature (not an add on). ◮ Hence lots of “applications” in Emacs.

◮ Widely ported. ◮ Older than many of us. ◮ Almost religious following.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

What is Emacs?

◮ Programmers editor. Customisable using elisp.

◮ Customisability is a feature (not an add on). ◮ Hence lots of “applications” in Emacs.

◮ Widely ported. ◮ Older than many of us. ◮ Almost religious following.

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SLIDE 5

Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

What is Emacs?

◮ Programmers editor. Customisable using elisp.

◮ Customisability is a feature (not an add on). ◮ Hence lots of “applications” in Emacs.

◮ Widely ported. ◮ Older than many of us. ◮ Almost religious following.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

What is Emacs?

◮ Programmers editor. Customisable using elisp.

◮ Customisability is a feature (not an add on). ◮ Hence lots of “applications” in Emacs.

◮ Widely ported. ◮ Older than many of us. ◮ Almost religious following.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Basics

◮ Common terms have different meanings. ◮ Major modes are “environments”. ◮ Minor modes are “utilities”.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Basics

◮ Common terms have different meanings. ◮ Major modes are “environments”. ◮ Minor modes are “utilities”.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Basics

◮ Common terms have different meanings. ◮ Major modes are “environments”. ◮ Minor modes are “utilities”.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Elisp

◮ Emacs’ own dialect of lisp. ◮ Customisation and configuration language. ◮ All modes, utils etc. implemented using this. ◮ Quite old, not very fast but works. ◮ Arguably one of the most popular lisp dialects today.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Elisp

◮ Emacs’ own dialect of lisp. ◮ Customisation and configuration language. ◮ All modes, utils etc. implemented using this. ◮ Quite old, not very fast but works. ◮ Arguably one of the most popular lisp dialects today.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Elisp

◮ Emacs’ own dialect of lisp. ◮ Customisation and configuration language. ◮ All modes, utils etc. implemented using this. ◮ Quite old, not very fast but works. ◮ Arguably one of the most popular lisp dialects today.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Elisp

◮ Emacs’ own dialect of lisp. ◮ Customisation and configuration language. ◮ All modes, utils etc. implemented using this. ◮ Quite old, not very fast but works. ◮ Arguably one of the most popular lisp dialects today.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Elisp

◮ Emacs’ own dialect of lisp. ◮ Customisation and configuration language. ◮ All modes, utils etc. implemented using this. ◮ Quite old, not very fast but works. ◮ Arguably one of the most popular lisp dialects today.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Useful features

◮ The kill ring

◮ Each copy or kill (cut) is saved in a ring. ◮ After doing a yank (paste), you can cycle through

the ring.

◮ Keyboard Macros

◮ Save a long sequence of keystrokes. ◮ Replay them (sometimes with minor changes).

◮ Expansion

◮ Expand abbreviations intelligently.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Useful features

◮ The kill ring

◮ Each copy or kill (cut) is saved in a ring. ◮ After doing a yank (paste), you can cycle through

the ring.

◮ Keyboard Macros

◮ Save a long sequence of keystrokes. ◮ Replay them (sometimes with minor changes).

◮ Expansion

◮ Expand abbreviations intelligently.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Useful features

◮ The kill ring

◮ Each copy or kill (cut) is saved in a ring. ◮ After doing a yank (paste), you can cycle through

the ring.

◮ Keyboard Macros

◮ Save a long sequence of keystrokes. ◮ Replay them (sometimes with minor changes).

◮ Expansion

◮ Expand abbreviations intelligently.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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SLIDE 24

Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Major modes

◮ There are 2 major modes for Python. ◮ python.el developed by the Emacs community. ◮ python-mode.el developed by the Python

community.

◮ Both provide

◮ Navigation. ◮ Semantic selection. ◮ Inferior interpreter process. ◮ Intelligent indentation. ◮ PDBTrack support.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python.el

◮ Distributed as part of Emacs. ◮ The newer of the modes. ◮ Less features than python-mode.el. ◮ Uses an emacs.py module to introspect buffer code. ◮ Inferior interpreter to evaluate buffers. ◮ Buffer examination using pylint.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python.el

◮ Distributed as part of Emacs. ◮ The newer of the modes. ◮ Less features than python-mode.el. ◮ Uses an emacs.py module to introspect buffer code. ◮ Inferior interpreter to evaluate buffers. ◮ Buffer examination using pylint.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python.el

◮ Distributed as part of Emacs. ◮ The newer of the modes. ◮ Less features than python-mode.el. ◮ Uses an emacs.py module to introspect buffer code. ◮ Inferior interpreter to evaluate buffers. ◮ Buffer examination using pylint.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python.el

◮ Distributed as part of Emacs. ◮ The newer of the modes. ◮ Less features than python-mode.el. ◮ Uses an emacs.py module to introspect buffer code. ◮ Inferior interpreter to evaluate buffers. ◮ Buffer examination using pylint.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python.el

◮ Distributed as part of Emacs. ◮ The newer of the modes. ◮ Less features than python-mode.el. ◮ Uses an emacs.py module to introspect buffer code. ◮ Inferior interpreter to evaluate buffers. ◮ Buffer examination using pylint.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python.el

◮ Distributed as part of Emacs. ◮ The newer of the modes. ◮ Less features than python-mode.el. ◮ Uses an emacs.py module to introspect buffer code. ◮ Inferior interpreter to evaluate buffers. ◮ Buffer examination using pylint.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python-mode.el

◮ Separately developed by the Python community. ◮ Older and more features in addition to python.el. ◮ Uses pymacs for code completion. ◮ Has an accompanying doctest-mode. ◮ Better syntax highlighting.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python-mode.el

◮ Separately developed by the Python community. ◮ Older and more features in addition to python.el. ◮ Uses pymacs for code completion. ◮ Has an accompanying doctest-mode. ◮ Better syntax highlighting.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python-mode.el

◮ Separately developed by the Python community. ◮ Older and more features in addition to python.el. ◮ Uses pymacs for code completion. ◮ Has an accompanying doctest-mode. ◮ Better syntax highlighting.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python-mode.el

◮ Separately developed by the Python community. ◮ Older and more features in addition to python.el. ◮ Uses pymacs for code completion. ◮ Has an accompanying doctest-mode. ◮ Better syntax highlighting.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

python-mode.el

◮ Separately developed by the Python community. ◮ Older and more features in addition to python.el. ◮ Uses pymacs for code completion. ◮ Has an accompanying doctest-mode. ◮ Better syntax highlighting.

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Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PyMacs

◮ PyMacs is a library that allows Emacs extensions to

be written in Python.

◮ Runs a separate Python process. ◮ Communicates via. a lispy protocol. ◮ Many extensions use this.

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Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PyMacs

◮ PyMacs is a library that allows Emacs extensions to

be written in Python.

◮ Runs a separate Python process. ◮ Communicates via. a lispy protocol. ◮ Many extensions use this.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PyMacs

◮ PyMacs is a library that allows Emacs extensions to

be written in Python.

◮ Runs a separate Python process. ◮ Communicates via. a lispy protocol. ◮ Many extensions use this.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PyMacs

◮ PyMacs is a library that allows Emacs extensions to

be written in Python.

◮ Runs a separate Python process. ◮ Communicates via. a lispy protocol. ◮ Many extensions use this.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Virtualenv integration

◮ virtualenv.el allows setting virtualenv for

Emacs.

◮ Simply specify the virtualenv and the major modes

will use it.

◮ Never worked for me. :( ◮ Available at

https://github.com/aculich/virtualenv.el

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Virtualenv integration

◮ virtualenv.el allows setting virtualenv for

Emacs.

◮ Simply specify the virtualenv and the major modes

will use it.

◮ Never worked for me. :( ◮ Available at

https://github.com/aculich/virtualenv.el

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Virtualenv integration

◮ virtualenv.el allows setting virtualenv for

Emacs.

◮ Simply specify the virtualenv and the major modes

will use it.

◮ Never worked for me. :( ◮ Available at

https://github.com/aculich/virtualenv.el

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Virtualenv integration

◮ virtualenv.el allows setting virtualenv for

Emacs.

◮ Simply specify the virtualenv and the major modes

will use it.

◮ Never worked for me. :( ◮ Available at

https://github.com/aculich/virtualenv.el

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PDBTrack

◮ Following code as it is stepped through the debugger. ◮ Useful for the import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

trick.

◮ When the interpreter enters the debugger, Emacs

will track the active file.

◮ Works out of the box for both modes.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PDBTrack

◮ Following code as it is stepped through the debugger. ◮ Useful for the import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

trick.

◮ When the interpreter enters the debugger, Emacs

will track the active file.

◮ Works out of the box for both modes.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PDBTrack

◮ Following code as it is stepped through the debugger. ◮ Useful for the import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

trick.

◮ When the interpreter enters the debugger, Emacs

will track the active file.

◮ Works out of the box for both modes.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

PDBTrack

◮ Following code as it is stepped through the debugger. ◮ Useful for the import pdb; pdb.set_trace()

trick.

◮ When the interpreter enters the debugger, Emacs

will track the active file.

◮ Works out of the box for both modes.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Syntax checkers

◮ Emacs has flymake-mode to run compliations and

highlight errors.

◮ This can integrate with pyflakes or pylint. ◮ Highlights possible errors in your code as you type.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Syntax checkers

◮ Emacs has flymake-mode to run compliations and

highlight errors.

◮ This can integrate with pyflakes or pylint. ◮ Highlights possible errors in your code as you type.

slide-51
SLIDE 51

Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Syntax checkers

◮ Emacs has flymake-mode to run compliations and

highlight errors.

◮ This can integrate with pyflakes or pylint. ◮ Highlights possible errors in your code as you type.

slide-52
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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Syntax checkers

◮ Example with pylint. ◮ Uses (ugly) tooltips by default. ◮ Uses heuristics so not totally accurate. ◮ Not virtualenv aware.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Syntax checkers

◮ Example with pylint. ◮ Uses (ugly) tooltips by default. ◮ Uses heuristics so not totally accurate. ◮ Not virtualenv aware.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Syntax checkers

◮ Example with pylint. ◮ Uses (ugly) tooltips by default. ◮ Uses heuristics so not totally accurate. ◮ Not virtualenv aware.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Syntax checkers

◮ Example with pylint. ◮ Uses (ugly) tooltips by default. ◮ Uses heuristics so not totally accurate. ◮ Not virtualenv aware.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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Emacs as a Python IDE Noufal Ibrahim Introduction

Emacs

Programming

General Major modes Utilites Power tools

Work tracking

Introduction Task tracking Task collection

Finally

References

Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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Rope

◮ Rope is a Python refactoring library. ◮ You need PyMacs. ◮ Makes refactoring tools available.

◮ Boilerplate for classes, functions etc. ◮ Extraction, inlining. ◮ Completion and assistance. ◮ Finding occurrences.

◮ Undo is outside the regular emacs flow. ◮ I don’t like things that generate code.

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CEDET

◮ Heavy duty IDE. Part of Emacs now. ◮ Project support ◮ Mostly geared towards static languages. ◮ Speedbar (file/class/function tree)

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CEDET

◮ Heavy duty IDE. Part of Emacs now. ◮ Project support ◮ Mostly geared towards static languages. ◮ Speedbar (file/class/function tree)

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CEDET

◮ Heavy duty IDE. Part of Emacs now. ◮ Project support ◮ Mostly geared towards static languages. ◮ Speedbar (file/class/function tree)

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CEDET

◮ Heavy duty IDE. Part of Emacs now. ◮ Project support ◮ Mostly geared towards static languages. ◮ Speedbar (file/class/function tree)

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CEDET

◮ Heavy duty IDE. Part of Emacs now. ◮ Project support ◮ Mostly geared towards static languages. ◮ Speedbar (file/class/function tree)

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Org mode

◮ Rule #6: Always mention org-mode in an Emacs

talk.

◮ Org mode is an outline mode that can also be used

as a PIM and to keep notes.

◮ Very powerful and worth exploring. ◮ Hard to describe without a demo.

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Org mode

◮ Rule #6: Always mention org-mode in an Emacs

talk.

◮ Org mode is an outline mode that can also be used

as a PIM and to keep notes.

◮ Very powerful and worth exploring. ◮ Hard to describe without a demo.

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Org mode

◮ Rule #6: Always mention org-mode in an Emacs

talk.

◮ Org mode is an outline mode that can also be used

as a PIM and to keep notes.

◮ Very powerful and worth exploring. ◮ Hard to describe without a demo.

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Org mode

◮ Rule #6: Always mention org-mode in an Emacs

talk.

◮ Org mode is an outline mode that can also be used

as a PIM and to keep notes.

◮ Very powerful and worth exploring. ◮ Hard to describe without a demo.

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◮ Create tasks. ◮ Set schedules and deadlines. ◮ Clock time spent. ◮ Create agendas. ◮ And finish them off.

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◮ Create tasks. ◮ Set schedules and deadlines. ◮ Clock time spent. ◮ Create agendas. ◮ And finish them off.

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◮ Create tasks. ◮ Set schedules and deadlines. ◮ Clock time spent. ◮ Create agendas. ◮ And finish them off.

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◮ Create tasks. ◮ Set schedules and deadlines. ◮ Clock time spent. ◮ Create agendas. ◮ And finish them off.

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◮ Create tasks. ◮ Set schedules and deadlines. ◮ Clock time spent. ◮ Create agendas. ◮ And finish them off.

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Sample tasks

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Agenda

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Sources of tasks

◮ #TBD while coding. ◮ Via. Email (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via. Chat message (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via browser (“Nice article. I need to read this.”). ◮ Via. real life (“Need to buy textbooks.”). ◮ Repetitive tasks (“Need to pay rents”).

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◮ #TBD while coding. ◮ Via. Email (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via. Chat message (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via browser (“Nice article. I need to read this.”). ◮ Via. real life (“Need to buy textbooks.”). ◮ Repetitive tasks (“Need to pay rents”).

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Sources of tasks

◮ #TBD while coding. ◮ Via. Email (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via. Chat message (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via browser (“Nice article. I need to read this.”). ◮ Via. real life (“Need to buy textbooks.”). ◮ Repetitive tasks (“Need to pay rents”).

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◮ #TBD while coding. ◮ Via. Email (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via. Chat message (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via browser (“Nice article. I need to read this.”). ◮ Via. real life (“Need to buy textbooks.”). ◮ Repetitive tasks (“Need to pay rents”).

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Sources of tasks

◮ #TBD while coding. ◮ Via. Email (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via. Chat message (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via browser (“Nice article. I need to read this.”). ◮ Via. real life (“Need to buy textbooks.”). ◮ Repetitive tasks (“Need to pay rents”).

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Sources of tasks

◮ #TBD while coding. ◮ Via. Email (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via. Chat message (“Can you do this?”). ◮ Via browser (“Nice article. I need to read this.”). ◮ Via. real life (“Need to buy textbooks.”). ◮ Repetitive tasks (“Need to pay rents”).

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Org-capture

◮ Single keystroke (C-c r) to capture something. ◮ Captures current “context” as an org-mode task. ◮ Works with email, code, chat buffers. ◮ Hipster PDA to capture real life tasks. ◮ Org can natively handle repetitive tasks. ◮ Once in org, you can schedule etc. it.

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Org-capture

◮ Single keystroke (C-c r) to capture something. ◮ Captures current “context” as an org-mode task. ◮ Works with email, code, chat buffers. ◮ Hipster PDA to capture real life tasks. ◮ Org can natively handle repetitive tasks. ◮ Once in org, you can schedule etc. it.

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Org-capture

◮ Single keystroke (C-c r) to capture something. ◮ Captures current “context” as an org-mode task. ◮ Works with email, code, chat buffers. ◮ Hipster PDA to capture real life tasks. ◮ Org can natively handle repetitive tasks. ◮ Once in org, you can schedule etc. it.

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Org-capture

◮ Single keystroke (C-c r) to capture something. ◮ Captures current “context” as an org-mode task. ◮ Works with email, code, chat buffers. ◮ Hipster PDA to capture real life tasks. ◮ Org can natively handle repetitive tasks. ◮ Once in org, you can schedule etc. it.

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Org-capture

◮ Single keystroke (C-c r) to capture something. ◮ Captures current “context” as an org-mode task. ◮ Works with email, code, chat buffers. ◮ Hipster PDA to capture real life tasks. ◮ Org can natively handle repetitive tasks. ◮ Once in org, you can schedule etc. it.

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Org-capture

◮ Single keystroke (C-c r) to capture something. ◮ Captures current “context” as an org-mode task. ◮ Works with email, code, chat buffers. ◮ Hipster PDA to capture real life tasks. ◮ Org can natively handle repetitive tasks. ◮ Once in org, you can schedule etc. it.

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Resources

◮ http://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/PythonProgrammingInEmacs ◮ http://orgmode.org/ and http://members.optusnet.com.au/ charles57/GTD/ ◮ http://nibrahim.net.in/2011/07/17/my_org_mode_setup.html ◮ https://github.com/nibrahim/Config-files

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Questions