Printing Unicode in eclipse Pydev console and in Idle

For eclipse unicode console support: Add -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 to eclipse.ini which is in the eclipse install directory. In eclipse – Run\Run Configurations\Python Run\configuration\Common\ make sure UTF-8 is selected In eclipse – Window\Preferences\General\Workspace\Text file encoding\ making sure UTF-8 is selected In [python install path]\Lib\site.py – change from encoding = “ascii” to encoding = “utf-8” Make sure you’re … Read more

pydev breakpoints not working

Seems really strange… I need some more info to better diagnose the issue: Open \plugins\org.python.pydev.debug\pysrc\pydevd_constants.py and change DEBUG_TRACE_LEVEL = 3 DEBUG_TRACE_BREAKPOINTS = 3 run your use-case with the problem and add the output to your question… Also, it could be that for some reason the debugging facility is reset in some library you use or … Read more

Can Eclipse refresh resources automatically?

This issue will be fixed in Eclipse 3.7 (Indigo). While “Refresh Automatically” does eventually bring resources back into sync, the refresh hook only exists for Windows, so on Linux and Mac OS it has to poll the filesystem periodically. From 3.7 there’s a new preference Settings > General > Workspace > Refresh On Access (aka … Read more