• date 2013-02-11 09:39
• author Horst JENS
• tags review
• category english
• slug 20130211_ninja-ide

Since yesterday i play around with a new python editor (IDE):

Ninja IDE: http://ninja-ide.org/ [caption id=“attachment_580” align=“aligncenter” width=“300”] Ninja IDE[/caption] So far this gpl3-licensed, Qt-powered, free IDE specifically written for python has made a very good impresson on me:

• There is code completion and tooltips
• There is an overview window to find classes and methods
• There are no useless “compile” or “built” commands like in multi-language IDE's (Eclipse)
• There seem to be lots of plugins at the project hompeage (git, bazaar, code paste etc.)
• There is a greeting screen with working, in-build irc client. Very cute!
• There is support for ctrl+mousewheel to zoom in and out
• I found the option to switch from python2 to python3 (or any custom python version): Edit → Preferences → General → Execution
• Ninja-IDE does not confuses Spaces with Tabs

The only irritating things that i have found so far are the black, depressing background (there is a color preference menu but i was too lazy to play around with it) and that i have to click on a rectangular “run file” icon instead of the green triangle icon (“run project”).

The guys developing Ninja-IDE accept paypal donations and even microdonations via Flattr. The wohle project is hosted on github; testers, bug-reporters, translators and contributors are welcome.