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Emacs for Python Programming Vinod Kurup @vkurup October 20th, 2012

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Hi Vinod!

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Emacs users

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Non-addicts (yet!)

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Let's talk about... 1. Python-specific features 2. General programming features 3. Why I'm an addict for life

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But first ...

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How to safely play with Emacs ● Control-x Control-c quits (C-x C-c) ● C-g is your friend ● Plan to mess up vinod:~$ rm -r .emacs.d .emacs vinod:~$ emacs You're good to go again!

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Emacs Sucks! but only if you use the default settings

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Emacs Starter Kit M-x package-install RET starter-kit RET

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Other nice starting points ● Emacs Prelude ○ http://batsov.com/prelude/ ● Emacs Live ○ https://github.com/overtone/emacs-live

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Emacs Python IDE

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Features ● Syntax highlighting ● Auto-Indentation ● Code completion ● Documentation lookup ● Code lookup / navigation ● Error highlighting (on-the-fly) ● Code runner ● Test runner ● Debugging

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Major mode Python's is a bit of a mess

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Use python-mode.el https://launchpad.net/python-mode M-x package-install RET python-mode RET

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Syntax highlighting

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Automatic indentation

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Code completion

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Documentation lookup

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Code lookup

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Error highlighting

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Code runner ● Send the current buffer to Python C-c C-c ● Choose your interpreter (setq python-python-command "ipython") ● Choose your virtualenv (virtualenv-workon "myproject") or M-x virtualenv-workon RET myproject RET

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Test runner

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Debugging

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Brief HOWTO

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Brief Howto (emacs)vinod:~ $ pip freeze Pymacs==0.25 pep8==1.3.3 pyflakes==0.5.0 pylint==0.25.2 rope==0.9.4 ropemacs==0.7 ropemode==0.2 wsgiref==0.1.2 Python Emacs (defvar my-packages '(starter-kit starter-kit-bindings yasnippet pony-mode markdown-mode auto-complete python-mode autopair) "A list of packages installed at launch.")

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Brief Howto (setq py-load-pymacs-p t) (require 'python-mode) (require 'auto-complete-config) (ac-config-default) (require 'autopair) (autopair-global-mode) (shell) (add-to-list 'load-path "~/.emacs.d/vendor/") (virtualenv-workon "emacs/") (require 'pymacs) (pymacs-load "ropemacs" "rope-") (setq ropemacs-enable-autoimport t) ;; pyflakes flymake integration ;; http://stackoverflow.com/a/1257306/347942 (when (load "flymake" t) (defun flymake-pyflakes-init () (let* ((temp-file (flymake-init-create-temp- buffer-copy 'flymake-create-temp-inplace)) (local-file (file-relative-name temp-file (file-name-directory buffer- file-name)))) (list "pycheckers" (list local-file)))) (add-to-list 'flymake-allowed-file-name-masks '("\\.py\\'" flymake-pyflakes-init))) (add-hook 'python-mode-hook 'flymake-mode)

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Non-python stuff

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Magit mode

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Help in emacs ● C-h t => tutorial ● C-h f => function docs ● C-h v => variable docs ● C-h k => keybindings Emacs can teach you emacs

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Dired mode

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Keyboard Macros

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Pretty Themes

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Shell modes

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And more!! ● Kill ring ● yasnippet ● org-mode ● ace-jump

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Emacs for life!

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One interface to rule them all

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Infinitely customizable

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Stands the test of time

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Eight Megs And Constantly Swapping (Mine takes 41M now, though)

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Thank you!!!