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Python IDE for Mac OS X?
benbranch asks: "I am presently learning the Python programming language. The language itself is brilliant and seems very easy to pick up, however my problem is finding a decent IDE. I use Mac OS X (as Windows is excruciating), and though I love Linux (Debian/Ubuntu) all my work computers are Mac's. Can anyone advise me as too a good open source IDE for Mac? If there are any Python programmers out there using Macs, I would love to hear from you."
If you are a BBEdit user, and you have a complaint about the software, then tell them.
I have. Well most of my comploints have been about Mailsmith. Bare Bones standard reply: Thanks for the suggestion. We do not discuss future plans for our software, but we will consider your suggestion. Swell... meanwhile Mailsmith still has yet to even sniff IMAP... No thanks. Give me something like Textmate, where the developer spells out his plans clearly, and will tell you straight up if a feature will be added or not (or examined for feasibility).
As for BBEdit, I will confess that I have not tried version 8 (or any of the later version 7 releases), as they had lost me by then. But my complaints boil down to the fact that they sat on their asses and got lapped by the competition before making changes (hell, they didn't get syntax highlighting that didn't require CodeWarrior until a year or so ago? The hell?). They were pretty good for web development, but they were seriously lacking when it came to general text editing, especially programming. And now, they offer nothing that's not available in other editors for half the price (TextMate) or free (vim, smultron, etc.). Seriously, what can BBEdit do that the other editors cannot?
They used to be ahead of the game, that's when they made their bones. They they became the only game in town, that's when they started coasting. Then they fell behind. Now they're playing catch up...
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