Thread: [Pydev-users] What is the difference between a 'source folder' and a folder in Pydev
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From: Don T. <nos...@gm...> - 2007-02-16 14:59:30
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Fabio: The new command lets you create either a source folder or a folder but I don't understand what is special about a source folder. Is there any reason that I should not create folders instead of source folders. Regular folders have more options (eg. links) The same is true of files vs. Pydev modules. Is there any reason not to simply create a file with a .py extension instead of using create Pydev Module. Again, files have more options (eg. links) than modules. Don. |
From: Fabio Z. <fa...@gm...> - 2007-02-17 11:29:06
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On 2/16/07, Don Taylor <nos...@gm...> wrote: > > Fabio: > > The new command lets you create either a source folder or a folder but I > don't understand what is special about a source folder. The source folder is special because it is the folder that will be added to your pythonpath. Is there any reason that I should not create folders instead of source > folders. Regular folders have more options (eg. links) You can create a regular folder with a link and later set that folder as your source folder -- so that it enters in the pythonpath (but pydev currently only supports source-folders as link folders... other link-folders beneath your structure will not be treated correctly for code-completion, analysis, etc). The same is true of files vs. Pydev modules. Is there any reason not to > simply create a file with a .py extension instead of using create Pydev > Module. Again, files have more options (eg. links) than modules. > No real reasons... the only difference is that it will make sure that you can only create things inside a pydev source folder (and you don't have to put the .py extension) -- because files outside of a source folder will not enter the pythonpath, and will not be part of a code-completion or analysis. Cheers, Fabio |