PyDev 7.6.0 Released

PyDev 7.6.0 Release Highlights

• Debugger improvements (updated to pydevd 1.9.1).

  • Variables are now grouped (special/class/function/protected) -- note: it's possible to hide groups in the variables view menu dropdown.
  • When a launching a subprocess does not target a python executable, the original args are kept (so, quotes are no longer trimmed).
  • A step in which would skip code won't be reported in the return if it'd reach the same location.
  • The disassembled version of a frame may be shown if the sources are not available.
  • PySide2 is supported to recognize QThreads/event loop in interactive console.

• Python 3.8 parsing fixes

  • Properly parsing f-strings with named unicode character. i.e.: f"\N{BULLET}".
  • Properly parsing f-strings formats using colon. i.e.: f"{datetime.datetime.now():%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S}".
  • Properly parsing f-strings with vars ending in equals. i.e.: f'{y=}'.
  • Properly parsing raw f-strings such as rf"str". (#PyDev-1020)
  • Properly parsing iterable unpacking syntax. i.e.: return lastname.upper(), *members.

• Support for the latest version of PyTest (which may resolve symlinks and changed the TerminalWriter import location).

• PyDev package explorer is a bit faster (cache source project paths for a project).
• Recognizing type comments for self attributes. i.e.: #: :type self.var: MyClass.
• Trailing commas properly recognized in automatic import.

About PyDev

PyDev is an open-source Python IDE on top of Eclipse for Python, Jython and IronPython development, now also available for Python on Visual Studio Code.

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

It is also available as a standalone through LiClipse with goodies such as multiple cursors, theming and support for many other languages, such as Django Templates, Jinja2, Html, JavaScript, etc.

Links:

PyDev: http://pydev.org
PyDev Blog: http://pydev.blogspot.com
PyDev on VSCode: http://pydev.org/vscode
LiClipse: http://www.liclipse.com
PyVmMonitor - Python Profiler: http://www.pyvmmonitor.com/

Cheers,

Fabio Zadrozny