[wplug] Python code development

[Rod Person]

On 11/22/2013 10:04 AM, Mike Sussman wrote:
> I am an experienced Matlab programmer and am beginning to use python for
> some scientific applications.  My question is how python programmers do
> their work.
>
> When I develop new code in Matlab, I have the editor open and, as I add to
> the code, I can quickly test the new additions with a single command that
> re-reads my file and tests the new code.  I do not know how to do the same
> thing in python.  If I am writing a new .py file, I either have to import
> it or I have to exit python and start python again.  Either of these seems
> to take a few annoying seconds longer than I would like to wait.  Is there
> a better strategy?
>
> -----------------------
> Mike Sussman

I'm not sure what you mean by "exit python and start again", unless you 
are making changes to python itself or possibly CGI programming, but I'm 
not familiar with making Matlab code with Python.

Anyway in a *nix environment, I use FreeBSD, I usually have a 2nd 
terminal open that I can run the make script of the python code on 
working on if needed. This is if I'm using an editor such as geany.

If I'm using Sypder or Komodo IDE, they both allow for the running and 
debugging of Python code directly.


-- 
Rod

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