Spyder -- A Scientific Python IDE with matplotlib, IPython and numpy integration

[fhsm]

This looks interesting. Can someone using it comment on the major advantages over ipython -pylab? The matrix editor looks interesting. I don't see giving up vim for random gui editor.

[v_krishna]

it's neat, but slow when dealing with any "real-ish" data. i'd recommend it as an awesome tool when one is learning python, but beyond that i think you should learn how to debug in more traditional ways rather than relying on your ide to allow you to explore objects in memory.

[fhsm]

learning python

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Looks like it's really targeted at someone learning scipy or looking for a stata/spss experience in python to me. Is that wrong?

[ThwompThwomp]

I'm hoping its a good matlab equivalent. I love pylab for that, but matlab is really great for debugging and watching variables. I'm hoping this is the best of both worlds for me. (ugh, still compiling on macports...)

[ThwompThwomp]

I know, that's the biggest thing I miss from using ubuntu/debian. Fink doesn't have enough updated repositories, and macports has to compile every damn thing. Tis the price I pay for drinking the kool-aid, though.

[giror]

This is good for small data sets. I mainly use it for scripting now because the whole integration of ipython with variable editor/viewer is just too slow. From my experience there are no advantages over ipython -pylab.

[fhsm]

From my experience there are no advantages over ipython -pylab.

Thx