[Pydev-users] PyDev 5.2.0 Released

[Fabio Z. <fa...@gm...>]

Release Highlights:
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* **Important** PyDev now requires Java 8 and Eclipse 4.5 onwards.

    * PyDev 4.5.5 is the last release supporting Java 7 and Eclipse 3.8.
    * See: `update sites page`_ for the update site of older versions of
PyDev.
    * See: the **PyDev does not appear after install** section on `the
download page`_ for help on using a Java 8 vm in Eclipse.

* Inital support for code-completion using **PEP 484 static type
declarations**.

* **Debugger**

    * Fixed racing condition where the variables view would not be properly
shown in the debugger -- which made an additional select of the stack
required in order to show the variables (#PyDev-672).
    * Reusing the existing stack from the thread in the debugger (so that
the expanded state of the variables is properly kept on step over).
    * Fixed issue changing attribute of local variable in the variables
view (#PyDev.Debugger-56).
    * Fixed issue on attach to process: it required the pydevd_tracing to
be at the top-level and it was moved to _pydevd_bundle (restored it to be a
public API).

* **Indentation**

    * The default indent mode now changed to better follow PEP 8 guidelines:

        * Indenting directly after {, [, ( will add one indent level.
        * Indenting after another token in a line with a {, [, ( will
indent to the {, [, ( level.

    * It's possible to restore previous indent modes (which either always
indented to the parenthesis level or always indented a single level) in the
preferences > PyDev > Editor > Typing.

* **Interactive console**

    * IPython 5 now supported in interactive console (#PyDev-710).
    * Fixed issue executing single line with multiple statements in console.
    * Fixed issue executing a multiple line statement in Jython.

* **Others**

    * The (fast) parser which detects the outline of a Python module now
handles mixed indentation (and additional fixes which could result in log
entries such as "Did not expect to find item below node: Assign...").
    * Support for unpacking generalizations (PEP 448) which could still
result in a syntax error for the Python 3 grammar (#PyDev-701).
    * Fixed error in code analysis when the code is connected to an RTC
source control (#PyDev-184, patch by Wesley Barroso Lopes)

What is PyDev?
---------------------------

PyDev is an open-source Python IDE on top of Eclipse for Python, Jython and
IronPython development.

It comes with goodies such as code completion, syntax highlighting, syntax
analysis, code analysis, refactor, debug, interactive console, etc.

Details on PyDev: http://pydev.org
Details on its development: http://pydev.blogspot.com


What is LiClipse?
---------------------------

LiClipse is a PyDev standalone with goodies such as support for Multiple
cursors, theming, TextMate bundles and a number of other languages such as
Django Templates, Jinja2, Kivy Language, Mako Templates, Html, Javascript,
etc.

It's also a commercial counterpart which helps supporting the development
of PyDev.

Details on LiClipse: http://www.liclipse.com/



Cheers,

--
Fabio Zadrozny
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Software Developer

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