atom-python-run package

Run your python (.py) source file using F5 or F6!

Contents

• Prerequisite
• Method of use
• Features
• Settings
• Compatability
• Documentation
• Issues
• Logs
• Development

Prerequisite

• Atom Text Editor (nightly or latest stable release)
• Python 2 and/or 3
• Add Python (and any other interpreters) to the PATH environment variable.

Method of use

1. Open a source file.
2. Hit F5 or F6 to run.
   • It will save the file in current editor immediately without a confirmation, be aware.

Features

• Using python
  • Almost the same console with python IDLE, which provides syntax error and runtime error messages.
• CodeBlocks debug console style
  • Shows return value and execution time
    • It is a rough time based on real time rather than CPU kernel / user time

Settings

• Extension filter

  • Accepts all file extensions by default (empty value), you can change it into .py
    • or an array .py, .js, .something-else

• Command

  • You can hack it using these variant, or
    • {file} = {dir}/{name}{ext}
  • Run with interactive mode, or
    • python -i {file}
  • Run with idle, and you may need the next setting.
    • pythonw C:\python27\Lib\idlelib\idle.pyw -r {file}
  • Pass arguments
    • python {file} these are arguments for file
  • Pause
    • Show elapsed time and pause cp
      • Exit immediately
      • You can disable the default cp wrapper if you don't want it.
• Pipe to File
  • Redirect standard output to a file instead of the screen
    • Name the path and file to write to
      • /some/file/path/to/my-programs-output.txt
    • Create the file in the current working directory by omitting a path
      • my-programs-output.txt
• Terminal
  • Left empty by default (uses the systems default terminal)
  • Choose the type of terminal you'd like to use instead
    • terminator, -x

Compatibility

• Cross Platform Compatible

  • Runs on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux

• True Arbitrary Execution

  • Global python is the default interpreter
  • Execute using any interpreter
  • Pass options to the given interpreter
  • Pass arguments to the program to be executed

• Python 2 and 3

  • Note: If you have problems executing, you can install a global version of latest python2.7.x (even if you have python3.x.x installed). Please report any python3 issues if you want to avoid installing a global python2 version.

Issues

• Before newing an issue, check to see if someone else is experiencing any related issues.
• Check to see if any issues that were closed resemble your issue and re-open it addressing that you're experiencing a similar issue.
• Provide details about your issue, such as errors and/or logs.
• Provide reproduction steps (we can't help you if we don't know how to reproduce the error!).

Logs

• The atom-python-run plug-in fully supports logging.

  • Please post these logs along with any issue you're experiencing (we can't help you if we don't know what's happening!).
  • Note that there are 2 logs in case the latter fails. The first log is the console log and the second log is created by the cp main.py executable.

• How to access Atoms Console Log

  • Windows/Linux
    • Ctrl + Shift + I
  • Mac OS X
    • Cmd + Alt + I
  • Click on the console tab
  • Copy and paste the console output along with your post.

• How to access cp's built-in log

  • Windows
    1. Open file explorer
    2. Click the location bar (where the file path usually is)
    3. Type in %userprofile%\.atom\packages\atom-python-run
    4. Locate, Open, and Copy the contents of the cp.log file along with your post.
  • Mac OS X/Linux
    1. Open a terminal window.
    2. $ cat ~/.atom/packages/atom-python-run/cp.log
    3. Copy and paste the contents along with your post.
  • NOTE: If the cp.log file is missing, empty, or inaccurate, please note that this was case in your post.

• Detailed issues are well presented issues. This will help us remedy the problem.

Development

• New an issue if you have any idea of new features.

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