Eric – full featured Python editor and IDE

Eric is an Integrated Development Environment for the Python and Ruby programming languages. It is written using the PyQt Python bindings for the Qt GUI toolkit and the QScintilla editor widget.

Running Eric on the latest version of Mint and Ubuntu is currently problematic. Even though both distributions provide convenient packages, they do not run, generating segmentation faults on startup. Instead, users of these distros need to download Eric from the developers’ website.

The current stable version is eric7 based on PyQt6 (with Qt6) and Python 3.

Features include:

• Editors with configurable syntax highlighting, code folding, auto indenting and brace highlighting.
• Integrated Project Management facility to organize your projects. The project browser shows all source files, all forms and all translations each on its own tab. The source browser has built in class browsing capabilities.
• Integrated and full featured debuggers for Python and Ruby which supports both interactive probing while suspended and auto breaking on exceptions.
• Interactive shells for Python and Ruby.
• Integrated profiling and code coverage support.
• Integrated version control interface for CVS, Subversion and Mercurial repositories.
• Explorer window for walking through your directory structure with built in class browsing capabilities for Python files.
• Variable windows that display local and global variables in the current scope while debugging a program.
• Integrated interface to the Python Module “unittest”.
• Refactoring.
• User interface design.
• Integrated help viewer to display HTML help files. Alternatively you can choose to use Qt-Assistant to view help files.
• Application diagrams.
• SDart Qt-Designer and Qt-Linguist from within eric.
• Compile Qt-Designer forms, to produce Qt-Linguist files and release them from within the IDE.
• Plugin system, which allows easy extension of the IDE functionality by downloading plugins.
• Integrated web browser.
• Export as HTML, PDF, RTF and TeX.
• Simple IRC client.
• Localization support: Available in English, German, French, Russian, Czech, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, and Chinese.

Website: eric-ide.python-projects.org
Support: Documentation
Developer: Detlev Offenbach, Andrew Bushnell, and translators
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Eric is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

Return to Python IDEs | Return to Integrated Development Environments

Popular series
	The largest compilation of the best free and open source software in the universe. Each article is supplied with a legendary ratings chart helping you to make informed decisions.
	Hundreds of in-depth reviews offering our unbiased and expert opinion on software. We offer helpful and impartial information.
	The Big List of Active Linux Distros is a large compilation of actively developed Linux distributions.
	Replace proprietary software with open source alternatives: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, IBM, Autodesk, Oracle, Atlassian, Corel, Cisco, Intuit, and SAS.
	Awesome Free Linux Games Tools showcases a series of tools that making gaming on Linux a more pleasurable experience. This is a new series.
	Machine Learning explores practical applications of machine learning and deep learning from a Linux perspective. We've written reviews of more than 40 self-hosted apps. All are free and open source.
	New to Linux? Read our Linux for Starters series. We start right at the basics and teach you everything you need to know to get started with Linux.
	Alternatives to popular CLI tools showcases essential tools that are modern replacements for core Linux utilities.
	Essential Linux system tools focuses on small, indispensable utilities, useful for system administrators as well as regular users.
	Linux utilities to maximise your productivity. Small, indispensable tools, useful for anyone running a Linux machine.
	Surveys popular streaming services from a Linux perspective: Amazon Music Unlimited, Myuzi, Spotify, Deezer, Tidal.
	Saving Money with Linux looks at how you can reduce your energy bills running Linux.
	Home computers became commonplace in the 1980s. Emulate home computers including the Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, ZX81, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.
	Now and Then examines how promising open source software fared over the years. It can be a bumpy ride.
	Linux at Home looks at a range of home activities where Linux can play its part, making the most of our time at home, keeping active and engaged.
	Linux Candy reveals the lighter side of Linux. Have some fun and escape from the daily drudgery.
	Getting Started with Docker helps you master Docker, a set of platform as a service products that delivers software in packages called containers.
	Best Free Android Apps. We showcase free Android apps that are definitely worth downloading. There's a strict eligibility criteria for inclusion in this series.
	These best free books accelerate your learning of every programming language. Learn a new language today!
	These free tutorials offer the perfect tonic to our free programming books series.
	Linux Around The World showcases usergroups that are relevant to Linux enthusiasts. Great ways to meet up with fellow enthusiasts.
	Stars and Stripes is an occasional series looking at the impact of Linux in the USA.