PyScripter

A feature-rich but lightweight Python IDE
Original author(s)	Kiriakos Vlahos
Stable release	4.2.5 / December 22, 2022; 15 months ago (2022-12-22)
Repository	github.com/pyscripter/pyscripter
Written in	Object Pascal, Python, Delphi
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Available in	Python
Type	Integrated development environment
License	MIT
Website	sourceforge.net/projects/pyscripter/

PyScripter is a free and open-source Python integrated development environment (IDE) for Windows. It is built with Delphi's Object Pascal and Python.

It originally started as a lightweight IDE designed to serve the purpose of providing a strong scripting solution for Delphi applications. Over time, it evolved into a full-featured stand-alone Python IDE. It is built in Delphi using Python4Delphi (P4D) and is extensible using Python scripts. Being built in a compiled language make it rather lightweight compared to some of the other IDEs^[which?]. Currently, it is only available for Windows.

Features

Syntax highlighting editor

• Unicode based
• Full support for encoded Python source files
• Brace highlighting
• Python source code utilities: (un)tabify, (un)comment, (un)indent, etc.
• Code completion and call tips
• Code and debugger hints
• Syntax checking during typing
• Context-sensitive help on Python keywords
• Parameterized code templates
• Accept files dropped from Explorer
• File change notification
• Converting line breaks in Windows, Unix, Macintosh
• Print preview and print syntax highlighted Python code
• Syntax highlighting of HTML, XML and CSS files
• Split-view file editing
• Firefox-like search and replace
• Side-by-side file editing

Integrated Python interpreter

• Code completion
• Call tips
• Command history
• Execute scripts without first saving

Integrated Python debugger

• Remote Python debugger
• Call stack
• Variables window
• Watches window
• Conditional breakpoints
• Debugger hints
• Post-mortem analysis
• Can run or debug files without first saving

Editor views

• Disassembly
• HTML documentation (pydoc)

File explorer

• Easy configuration and browsing of the Python path
• Integrated version control using Tortoise CVS or Tortoise SVN

Project manager

• Import extant directories
• Multiple run configurations

Integrated unit testing

• Automatic test generation
• Unit testing GUI

External tools (external run and capture output)

• Integration with Python tools such as PyLint, TabNanny, Profile, etc.
• Powerful parameter functionality for customized external tool integration

Other

• Code explorer
• Access to Python manuals via help menu
• To do list
• Find and replace in files
• Integrated regular expression testing
• Choice of Python version to run via command-line parameters
• Run Python script externally, highly configurable
• Find definition, references
• Find definition by clicking and browsing history
• Modern GUI with docked forms and configurable look and feel (themes)
• Persistent configurable IDE options