Extra: Setting up the Atom Editor for Python

The IDLE editor that comes with Python can only take you so far - it also doesn't work very well with Pygame. In this video we'll walk through setting up the Atom editor for working with Python.

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[funklebunk]

NOTE : In windows, there is no Preferences, there is settings. You should have mentioned that. But I don't mind it at all. Helpful video.

[heinschultz]

Hi, thanks for the great video series and this helpful video. Additionally I had to click the "Plain Text" button, screen bottom right and set to Python for the editor to display the text as in your video and also the indentation to work properly. Just in case someone else was struggling with this too.

[NaveedHaque]

Any idea on this error?

Unable to find command: python
Are you sure PATH is configured correctly?

ENV PATH: undefined

Error: spawn python ENOENT
at exports._errnoException (util.js:856:11)
at
at onErrorNT
at doNTCallback2 (node.js:465:9)
at process._tickCallback (node.js:379:17)

I'm on a PC.

[tbytesolt]

how do you install the package. It said that "Fetching featured packages failed"

[justinstar]

Just followed your guideline, works well, thx.
First timer for Atom here.

[bhagwanjibhachu]

I am unable to install atom-runner in windows
It says nmp ERR! c:\Users

Can you help me

[indusingh]

how did u increase the font size at 4:18

[tellouri]

Is there a way I can install a module for this? Like if I can install pygame to run with this?

[gmcenroe]

I like running the package script, where you can define your run profile with the path to the python version you want to run such as /usr/local/bin/python2.7 then save the profile as Python2.7, then command-shift-K brings up the run profile options, select the saved profile, click run. You can set this up for whatever python version you want to execute.

[GauravGupta]

I have virtual environment and different python packages installed in it. How to make atom use those packages ?

[fervaldezc]

I did everything like in the video but couldn't get the ctrl+r to work. Any ideas why?

[sjxjdskxksla]

im using windows and having some issues using atom-runner. once I press on Alt+r, it says Unable to find command: python
Are you sure PATH is configured correctly? and on the very bottom which is out of the box that is showing the error message, it says Running: python (pid undefined)

[eoscience]

Hello, is there a way to make the font in the menue bar
bigger? It is far to
small for me, and I can hardly read it.

[rikutowow]

The python runner wont work with input() or any other input, is there a way to make inputs in the running program?

[mandarin]

do you need to do the extra step for ubuntu/linux?

[pepe]

Is it possible to use an anaconda environment? I tried to use it, by setting it up in the init script and the config file as it was shown in the video. But it only works when i run a script the first time after i started atom. After that it always switches back to my python 2 version. Mac 10.11.6

[booknab]

Thank you! fantastic, just starting out and it is amazing how much prior knowledge is assumed :D actually got this to work and checking with the little code was ace.

[doleo_metal]

New to programming. The last time atom-runner was updated was Aug, 2016. I hope it still works. I'm using Python 3.7 It looks like there are a lot of potential addons for Python I can choose from. I wouldn't have any idea on how to determine which ones are better.

[JensHansen-bu]

For anyone on Mac who was forced to go into the config file to set the "runner" who is having an issue with importing pygame, I have found a solution not mentioned in the earlier comments.

Go back to the settings and change the tab length back to the default (2).
reopen the config file and change the runner to say:
runner:
-scopes:
--python: (your path)

*each "-" is a tab

save your config file. Run a test program, and if it worked, change the tab length to four (python default). This seems to be an error within the application itself.

[JanRomanCisowskiCisowscy-com]

Sorry I have an error when I click [alt]+[r], open communicate "Unable to find command: python" ?? what correct this problem ? maybe is problem because I use windows 10 ?