Which Python IDE can run my script line-by-line?

Question

I wouldn\'t call myself programmer, but I\'ve started learning Python recently and really enjoy it.

I mainly use it for small tasks so far - scripting, text processing,

Answer 1

I use Notepad++ for most of my Windows based Python development and for debugging I use Winpdb. It's a cross platform GUI based debugger. You can actually setup a keyboard shortcut in Notepad++ to launch the debugger on your current script:

To do this go to "Run" -> "Run ..." in the menu and enter the following, making sure the path points to your winpdb_.pyw file:

C:\python26\Scripts\winpdb_.pyw "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"

Then choose "Save..." and pick a shortcut that you wish to use to launch the debugger.

PS: You can also setup a shortcut to execute your python scripts similarly using this string instead:

C:\python26\python.exe "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"