PyDev Overview

PyDev is an external product that comes bundled with the REDHAWK IDE and provides a Python IDE for Eclipse, which may be used in Python, Jython, and IronPython development.

PyDev’s many features include:

• Code completion
• Code completion with auto import
• Type hinting
• Code analysis
• Go to definition
• Refactoring
• Debugger
• Interactive console
• Unittest integration

PyDev has its own set of documentation and getting started details. First time users are strongly advised to read the Getting Started Guide, which explains how to properly configure PyDev. The PyDev documentation can be found in the following locations:

• PyDev Getting Started, http://pydev.org/manual_101_root.html
• PyDev Configuring Interpreter, http://pydev.org/manual_101_interpreter.html
• PyDev Manual, http://pydev.org/manual.html