[Tutor] Help with making emacs work with python syntax checking?

On Monday 04 July 2011 15:46:31 Tidal Espeon wrote:
I need help with installing this setup on my emacs:
http://hide1713.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/setup-perfect-python-environment-i
n-emacs/ The problem is that I have no clue how to access any .emacs file or
.emacs.d folder. I'm running linux, and they are apparently invisible in my
home directory. Trying to create those makes linux tell me that they're
already there. I've already installed the latest ropemacs, pyflakes, etc.
I'd sincerely appreciate help, since the IDLE just doesn't cut it for me.

Tidal Espeon wrote:

I need help with installing this setup on my emacs:
http://hide1713.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/setup-perfect-python-environment- in-emacs/
The problem is that I have no clue how to access any .emacs file or
.emacs.d folder. I'm running linux, and they are apparently invisible in
my home directory. Trying to create those makes linux tell me that they're
already there. I've already installed the latest ropemacs, pyflakes, etc.
I'd sincerely appreciate help, since the IDLE just doesn't cut it for me.

On 5 July 2011 07:15, wrote:

I second this.

I have a second harddrive with Mint on it. Ithought it might be fun to
learn emacs. On windows I've been using eclipse for like 6 to 12 months or
however long ago I started.

I tried emacs for about two seconds and was like, uh no thanks. Downloaded
and set up eclipse and I'm still happy. Other than it took too long to set
up in mint

Bonus is I can use it django as well.


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-----Original Message-----
From: "Alan Gauld" <alan.gauld at btinternet.com>
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Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2011 23:59:48
To: <tutor at python.org>
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Help with making emacs work with python syntax
checking?

"Tidal Espeon" <tidal.espeon at gmail.com> wrote
Why do you want this? Are you already an emacs
user? If so then fine, go ahead. But if you do not
already use emacs, lerarning it will be a big effort.
emacs is a big, powerful tool and once you know
it you can use it for almost everything. But its not
something you can learn to use quickly.
Which strongly suggests you are not n emacs regular.
If you were you would be editing .emacs regularly!
There are lots of other development enmvirobnments around.
If you are a typical GUI user, which it sounds as if you are,
then a tool liker Eclipse, (or maybe Blackadder or .Wing or SPE)
might be more appropriate. They are powerful but GUI
oriented rather than command oriented.

Frankly if you are not already an emacs user, or unless
you want to make emacs you standard environment
in the future and will spend the time changing your
computing habits to suit emacs, I'd give up and find
a more GUI friendly tool set!

And I say that as someone who is an emacs (and vim) user!
emacs is a powerful tool and a great programmer's
environment, but it's not for the faint hearted.

HTH,

--
Alan Gauld
Author of the Learn to Program web site
http://www.alan-g.me.uk/


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