Developing Python/Sage with Netbeans
Netbeans is a GUI development evirnoment. The following instructions help to work on Sage.
Benefits
- indexes python and all libraries, i.e. you get a list of all available classes, functions and methods, completion of partial identifiers and they also show you the help for each command.
- refactoring: i.e. there is limited support (you have to go through all automatic changes in the preview) for renaming variables, classes, etc.
Requirements
- Python
Menu: Tools > Plugins, search for "Python", install
Note
- After first startup it has to scan and index all the Python stuff (progress indicator bottom right). This could take some minutes, so don't wonder why nothing works...
Personally, I'm not happy with the default GTK theme in ubuntu linux, therefore I have to change the look&feel settings: edit NETBEANS_ROOT/etc/netbeans.conf - in the "netbeans_default_options" variable, change add/change parameter "--laf javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel" to get the java specific metal look&feel (or what you want).
Setup
Definitions
- SAGE_ROOT = root dir of Sage
Instructions
TODO
Mercurial
Netbeans supports Merucrial out of the box. Right-click on files in "File" window (Window>Files), see local diffs in a special diff window, commit changes, undo local changes. The Netbeans editor itself also supports nonlinear undos, right click on the left side of a highlighed change, see the diff, change only this part as in the local repository.
Trac Integration
It is theoretically possible to integrate Netbeans with Trac using Cube°n. Maybe someone wants to look deeper into this ...
in netbeans, Tools > Plugins - Install "cube" (all of them)