Hi
I am a beginner with Python and need help with installation of Geany plugins including the Geany debugger. I downloaded plugins from the Geany website but have no clue on how to install?
I searched the web and saw installation tips talking about configure commands and autotools but have no idea what that means?
Please can someone provide some guidance?
Thanks F
The Geany debugger is built on top of the Gnu debugger which does not support Python unfortunately https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Supported-Languages.html#S...
Which saves you installing it anyway :)
Cheers Lex
On 23 February 2017 at 15:39, Fez R faiz1983@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
I am a beginner with Python and need help with installation of Geany plugins including the Geany debugger. I downloaded plugins from the Geany website but have no clue on how to install?
I searched the web and saw installation tips talking about configure commands and autotools but have no idea what that means?
Please can someone provide some guidance?
Thanks F
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On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 1:54 AM, Lex Trotman elextr@gmail.com wrote:
The Geany debugger is built on top of the Gnu debugger which does not support Python unfortunately https://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb/Supported-Languages.html#S...
Python has its own debugger, pdb. But honestly, if you are a beginner in Python (as OP claims to be), it will be quite a while before you need a debugger. Python is the kind of language where you don't really need many tools like IDEs or debuggers, especially when you are just starting out. You just need the Python interpreter and a text editor. It actually already comes with one which is tailored for Python; it's called IDLE.
I do think Geany is a good general-purpose programming editor, and it's a fine choice if you want to use it for Python, especially if you are already using it for programming in other languages.
For people who insist on the full IDE experience with Python, including debugger, then to be perfectly honest, you should be looking at PyCharm. For more information about debugging tools for Python, see
https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonDebuggingTools
John Y.