Python in Xcode 4

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How does one create a Python friendly environment in Xcode 4  5  6 or 7

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You should try PyDev plug in for Eclipse  I tried alot of editors IDE s to use with python  but the only one i liked the most is the PyDev plugin for Eclipse  It has code completion  debugger and many other nice features  Plus both are free

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This thread is old  but to chime in for Xcode Version 8 3 3  Tyler Crompton s method in the accepted answer still works  some of the names are very slightly different  but not enough to matter    2 points where I struggled slightly   Step 16  If the python executable you want is greyed out  right click it and select quick look  Then close the quick look window  and it should now be selectable   Step 19  If this isn   t working for you  you can enter the name of just the python file in the Arguments tab  and then enter the project root directory explicitly in the Options tab under Working Directory--check the    Use custom working directory    box  and type in your project root directory in the field below it

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Procedure to get Python Working in XCode 7  Step 1  Setup your Project with a External Build System    Step 1 1  Edit the Project Scheme    Step 2  Specify Python as the executable for the project  shift-command-g   the path should be  usr bin python    Step 3  Specify your custom working directory    Step 4  Specify your command line arguments to be the name of your python file   in this example  test py        Step 5  Thankfully thats it    debugging can t be added until OSX supports a python debugger

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Another way  which I ve been using for awhile in XCode3   See steps 1-15 above    Choose  bin bash as your executable For the  Debugger  field  select  None   In the  Arguments  tab  click the  Base Expansions On  field and select the target you created earlier  Click the     icon under  Arguments Passed On Launch   You may have to expand that section by clicking on the triangle pointing to the right  Type in  -l   This will tell bash to use your login environment  PYTHONPATH  etc    Do step  19 again  Type in  -c    SOURCE ROOT   py    Click  OK   Start coding     The nice thing about this way is it will use the same environment to develop in that you would use to run in outside of XCode  as setup from your bash  profile    It s also generic enough to let you develop run any type of file  not just python

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I figured it out  The steps make it look like it will take more effort than it actually does   These instructions are for creating a project from scratch  If you have existing Python scripts that you wish to include in this project  you will obviously need to slightly deviate from these instructions   If you find that these instructions no longer work or are unclear due to changes in Xcode updates  please let me know  I will make the necessary corrections    Open Xcode  The instructions for either are the same  In the menu bar  click    File         New         New Project        Select    Other    in the left pane  then  External Build System  in the right page  and next click  Next   Enter the product name  organization name  or organization identifier  For the    Build Tool    field  type in  usr local bin python3 for Python 3 or  usr bin python for Python 2 and then click    Next     Note that this assumes you have the symbolic link  that is setup by default  that resolves to the Python executable  If you are unsure as to where your Python executables are  enter either of these commands into Terminal  which python3 and which python  Click    Next     Choose where to save it and click    Create     In the menu bar  click    File         New         New File        Select    Other    under    OS X     Select    Empty    and click    Next     Navigate to the project folder  it will not work  otherwise   enter the name of the Python file  including the     py    extension   and click    Create     In the menu bar  click    Product         Scheme         Edit Scheme        Click    Run    in the left pane  In the    Info    tab  click the    Executable    field and then click    Other        Navigate to the executable from Step 5  You might need to use   G to type in the directory if it is hidden  Select the executable and click  Choose   Uncheck    Debug executable     If you skip this step  Xcode will try to debug the Python executable itself  I am unaware of a way to integrate an external debugging tool into Xcode  Click the         icon under    Arguments Passed On Launch     You might have to expand that section by clicking on the triangle pointing to the right  Type in   SRCROOT    or   SOURCE ROOT    and then the name of the Python file you want to test  Remember  the Python program must be in the project folder  Otherwise  you will have to type out the full path  or relative path if it s in a subfolder of the project folder  here  If there are spaces anywhere in the full path  you must include quotation marks at the beginning and end of this  Click    Close       Note that if you open the  Utilities  panel  with the  Show the File inspector  tab active  the file type is automatically set to  Default - Python script   Feel free to look through all the file type options it has  to gain an idea as to what all it is capable of doing  The method above can be applied to any interpreted language  As of right now  I have yet to figure out exactly how to get it to work with Java  then again  I haven t done too much research  Surely there is some documentation floating around on the web about all of this   Running without administrative privileges   If you do not have administrative privileges or are not in the Developer group  you can still use Xcode for Python programming  but you still won t be able to develop in languages that require compiling   Instead of using the play button  in the menu bar  click  Product     Perform Action     Run Without Building  or simply use the keyboard shortcut   R   Other Notes   To change the text encoding  line endings  and or indentation settings  open the  Utilities  panel and click  Show the File inspector  tab active  There  you will find these settings   For more information about Xcode s build settings  there is no better source than this  I d be interested in hearing from somebody who got this to work with unsupported compiled languages  This process should work for any other interpreted language  Just be sure to change Step 5 and Step 16 accordingly

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I ve created Xcode 4 templates to simplify the steps provided by Tyler  The result is Python Project Template for Xcode 4   Now what you need to do is download the templates  move it to  Developer Library Xcode Templates Project Templates Mac Others  and then new a Python project with Xcode 4   It still needs manual Scheme setup  you can refer to steps 12   20 provided by Tyler

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This Technical Note TN2328 from Apple Developer Library helped me a lot about Changes To Embedding Python Using Xcode 5 0

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Try Editra It s free  has a lot of cool features and plug-ins  it runs on most platforms  and it is written in Python  I use it for all my non-XCode development at home and on Windows Linux at work

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