[Eric] Configuring Python path in Eric

[detlev]

I'll put it on the wish list.

On Freitag, 25. Juni 2010, michael.rans at nomura.com wrote:
> Hi Detlev,
> 
> I appreciate all your help.
> 
> Regarding fixing this in the Pylint config file,  if it were possible (and
>  I'm not sure if it is), the problem would be one of relative paths for
>  others using the same Pylint configuration. Most of my colleagues are
>  using Eclipse with PyDev and use this file too.
> 
> I would like to make a feature suggestion: the ability to set the
>  environment including Python path at various levels. Highest level would
>  be the external environment. This would be overridden by the global Eric
>  environment. This in turn would be overridden by the project level Eric
>  environment. If this were set, then external tools like Pylint, as well as
>  the debugger and unit tests would use this environment when run (or the
>  global if project not set, or external environment if global not set).
> 
> The facility to extend existing environment variables using $PYTHONPATH or
>  %PYTHONPATH% for example (effectively allowing inheritance from the level
>  above) would be required to make this work well.
> 
> A further improvement would be a level below project of per script
>  configurations which would override all the others ie. there could be
>  multiple configurations per project. The external tools could be
>  configured by one of these configurations inheriting from the project
>  level environment or maybe Pylint would use the configuration associated
>  with the script being checked. For me this improvement would be less
>  important than the feature listed above, but nice to have.
> 
> Cheers,
> Mike
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detlev [mailto:detlev at die-offenbachs.de]
> Sent: 24 June 2010 17:57
> To: eric at riverbankcomputing.com
> Cc: Rans, Michael (IT/UK)
> Subject: Re: [Eric] Configuring Python path in Eric
> 
> On Donnerstag, 24. Juni 2010, michael.rans at nomura.com wrote:
> > Hi Detlev,
> >
> > Thanks very much for your reply.
> >
> > The debugger properties worked when debugging which is certainly a step
> >  forwards, but the IDE needs to recognise the Python path as well. For
> >  example, the unit test menu functionality won't work as there doesn't
> > seem to be a debug unit test option. Also, if I run the Pylint plugin, it
> > flags methods inherited from a parent class as errors because the parent
> > class's module is not on the Python path.
> 
> Does PyLint have an option in the config file to do that? If so, you should
> use this option and save the config file in the project somewhere.
> 
> > Ideally the Python path (or environment) should be unspecific to the
> >  debugger - is this possible?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detlev [mailto:detlev at die-offenbachs.de]
> > Sent: 23 June 2010 18:57
> > To: eric at riverbankcomputing.com
> > Cc: Rans, Michael (IT/UK)
> > Subject: Re: [Eric] Configuring Python path in Eric
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > eric actually gives the option to modify the environment or even replace
> > it on a per project or global basis. In your case you should open the
> > debugger properties dialog via the Project->Debugger menu.
> >
> > Detlev
> >
> > On Mittwoch, 23. Juni 2010, michael.rans at nomura.com wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I have a large project that has various Subversion branches which I
> > > need to switch between (production, development and so forth).
> > > Consequently, I want to be able to set the Python path per project.
> > >
> > > For example, if I load the production project, I want the Python path
> > > to include the production code, if I load the development project, it
> > > should include the development code.
> > >
> > > The code is heavily dependent on Python modules, so for each project
> > > there is a src and a test folder that need to be added to the Python
> > > path.
> > >
> > > I have not been able to find anywhere to set or append to the Python
> > > path in Eric.
> > >
> > > Currently I've had to use the awful hack of having an Eric batch file
> > > that sets the path before loading Eric. As a result, I must reload Eric
> > > for each project using a different batch file. Yuk!
> > >
> > > 1. Does Eric have the facility to set or change the Python path?
> > > 2. If not, why not?
> > > 3. If not, is there a better workaround than the one I have come up
> > > with?
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > >
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