How To Install Eclipse for Python On Windows

By bhagwatchouhan
How To Install Eclipse for Python On Windows

This tutorial provides all the steps required to install Eclipse for developing Python applications on Windows. It explains how to install Eclipse with PyDev to develop Python applications on Windows 10. The same setup can also be used to develop web-based applications using Django. All the steps should be similar for other versions of Windows.

PyDev is a plugin that enables Eclipse for Python development. It adds the features to Eclipse for Python language which includes Code Completion, Code Analysis, Debugger, Interactive Console, Refactoring, Tokens Browser, Django Integration, etc. The main advantage of installing PyDev plugin is that it can be installed on the pre-installed Eclipse that is already available on the system. We can also do a fresh install of Eclipse as shown in this tutorial.

It assumes that Java is already installed on the system. You may also be interested in How To Install Java 14 On Windows, How To Install OpenJDK 14 On Windows and How To Install Java 11 On Windows. It also assumes that Python is already installed on the system. You may also be interested in How To Install Python 3.8 On Windows and How To Install Python On Windows.

 

Step 1: Download Eclipse

Open the Eclipse packages Download Page and scroll down to Eclipse IDE for Web and JavaScript Developers as highlighted in Fig 1.

Eclipse Packages Page

Fig 1

Click on the Windows 64-bit link as highlighted in Fig 1. It will navigate to the download page as shown in Fig 2.

Download Eclipse

Fig 2

Click on the Download Button to start the download.

 

Step 2: Install Eclipse

We can simply extract the zip file downloaded in the previous step to complete the installation. The files that ships with the zip are as shown in Fig 3.

Eclipse For Web

Fig 3

You can also create a desktop shortcut icon to launch the Eclipse from the desktop. Launch the Eclipse by double-clicking on either the executable file or desktop shortcut added by you. It will show the option to configure the current workspace as shown in Fig 4.

Eclipse Workspace

Fig 4

Keep the checkbox unchecked as highlighted in Fig 4. It will show the workspace selection every time we launch the Eclipse IDE to choose the current workspace. After providing an appropriate workspace location, click on the Launch Button to start Eclipse. It will show the Welcome Screen as shown in Fig 5.

Eclipse Welcome Screen

Fig 5

 

Step 3: Install PyDev Plugin

Click on Help -> Eclipse Marketplace to open the Eclipse Marketplace wizard. Search for PyDev on the marketplace. It will show the search results as shown in Fig 6.

Eclipse Marketplace

Fig 6

Click the Install Button to start installing the PyDev plugin for Eclipse. It will fetch the details of the plugin from the marketplace and shows the available options as shown in Fig 7.

PyDev Options

Fig 7

Click the Confirm Button to confirm the plugin installation. On the next window, it will ask to accept the License Agreement as shown in Fig 8.

Acccept License Agreement

Fig 8

Click the Finish Button to complete the installation of the PyDev plugin for Eclipse. In the end, it will also ask to restart the IDE.

 

Step 4: Getting Started with Python - Hello World

In this step, we will create our first Python Project using eclipse and create the first program to print Hello World on the console.

Click on Windows -> Perspective -> Open Perspective -> Other to open the PyDev perspective for Python development as shown in Fig 9.

Open Perspective

Fig 9

Choose the PyDev perspective and click the Open Button to open the perspective. With the PyDev perspective open, we will create the first Python project. Click on File -> New -> PyDev Project as shown in Fig 10 to start creating the project.

Create Project

Fig 10

The next wizard shows the options to configure the Project as shown in Fig 11.

Project Configuration

Fig 11

We can see that the project configuration wizard shows a link to configure the Python interpreter. Now click the highlighted link to start configuring the interpreter. It will show the available options as shown in Fig 12.

Configure Interpreter

Fig 12

Click the Choose From List Button. It will show the available interpreters as shown in Fig 13.

Choose Python Interpreter

Fig 13

Choose the main interpreter as highlighted in Fig 13 and click the Ok Button. It will also ask to configure the python path as shown in Fig 14.

Configure pythonpath

Fig 14

Keep the paths selected on click on the OK Button. It will configure the interpreter and shows the Default interpreter selected for the project as shown in 15. It will also ask for system permission to allow Eclipse to make required changes as shown in Fig 15.

Python Interpreter Configured

Fig 15

Notes: We only need to configure the interpreter for the first project. It will show the list of available interpreters from the second project onwards and we can update the interpreter configuration if required.

Click the Finish Button to complete the project configuration and create the project. It will add the project on the projects list as shown in Fig 16.

Python Project

Fig 16

Now right-click on Src and click New -> PyDev Package as shown in Fig 17.

PyDev Package

Fig 17

Provide an appropriate package name and click the OK Button to create the package. It will ask to confirm PyDev preferences as shown in Fig 18.

PyDev Preferences

Fig 18

Click the Ok Button to confirm the preferences. We can change them later if required. It will create the Regular Package and also creates the corresponding __init__.py as shown in Fig 19.

PyDev Init

Fig 19

Now we will create our first Python Module to print Hello World on the console. Keep the package selected and right-click -> New -> PyDev Module to start creating the Module as shown in Fig 20.

PyDev Module

Fig 20

It will show the wizard to configure the Module name. Now provide the appropriate Module name and click the Finish Button to create the module. It will also ask to choose the module template as shown in Fig 21.

Configure Module Template

Fig 21

I have selected the Empty Template for this tutorial to keep it simple. Click the OK Button to configure the module template.

Now update the module to print Hello World as shown in Fig 22.

Update the Module

Fig 22

Finally, we will execute the module to print the output on the console. Click on Run -> Run As -> Python Run to execute the program as shown in Fig 23.

Run Python

Fig 23

It will execute the program and shows the output on the console as shown in Fig 24.

Program Output

Fig 24

 

Summary

This tutorial provided all the steps to download, install and configure Eclipse with PyDev on Windows 10. We have also created the first project, the first module, and the first package to print Hello Python on the console. This is all about beginning Python programming using Eclipse with PyDev. You may join the discussion on installing Eclipse with PyDev on Windows using the comment box.

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