[Visualpython-users] Eclipse and vpython on Mac

[Aaron T. <ti...@ma...>]

I'm trying to more elegantly organize my various programming projects  
in java and python. I started using Eclipse a few years ago but have  
more recently installed subversion with apache2 running locally on my  
laptop. Eclipse works quite nicely with subversion to manage a  
repository.

But the reason I'm emailing the list is that I ran across PyDev  
(http://pydev.sourceforge.net/index.html). I just installed it. I  
really like it. I have all the advantages of Eclipse with syntax  
highlighting, managing of classes, easy navigation, etc.

However, I'm using a Mac where one must use Fink in order to run  
vpython. Thus, I have to run the following command:


/sw/bin/python2.3 vpythonfilename


from Terminal (and have X11 running) in order to run a vpython  
program from the command line. If X11 is not running, I get the error:


Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0


Well, running a vpython program from Eclipse gives the same error  
EVEN THOUGH X11 IS RUNNING. Any ideas why this doesn't work?  Is  
anyone using Eclipse as their IDE for vpython on Mac?

Thanks,

Aaron Titus