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MakeBot

Name: MakeBot
Rating: 4.25 (5 reviews)

1.4.2

20 July 2009

Python IDE designed for students to start programming quickly.

Overview

MakeBot is a simple IDE for Python. It is designed to allow students to start programming as quickly and easily as possible.

For my Lunar Repair Yard course, I needed an IDE for students to use which was intuitive and quick to learn. The command line works well once you know how, but I wanted to have the absolutely shortest learning curve possible so my students could get to the fun stuff right away. The interface is simple and elegant, not covered with buttons and side panels so as to not confuse the subject: your program.

What's new in MakeBot

Version 1.4.2:

Works on Intel and PowerPC Maces, OSX 10.4 or greater
New mpkg installer that has separate parts for applications, frameworks, and site-packages/MakeBot.pth.
Includes universal binary forms of pygame, OpenGL, numarray, PyObjc, and py2app.
Publish command works for some programs but not all. We're still working on this. Patches welcome.
When run the first time, Python is the default Builder, instead of (None).
Uninstaller is included, for those who have previous versions of MakeBot.

MakeBot Screenshots

2 MakeBot Reviews

This is a great application, creating such an application must be an enormous effort. Here are the best features in my eyes: - Interactive split view (for run-time and scripts) - Great syntax colouring - Drag and drop. - Automatic saving on run - Automatic calculation of run-time - Smart reports on script execution and failure Wish list: - Customisable fonts - Remember window position & size - Better buttons (consider brushed metal, with mini textured buttons - Favourites menu for scripts This is the best tool to learn Python, absolutely.

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