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SL4A - Working with Eclipse
SL4A - Working with Ecppse
This chapter will walk you through the basics of Ecppse IDE and configuring it to develop Python scripts for Android.
Basics of Ecppse
Ecppse is an apppcation with many capabipties and options. A welcome screen will greet you, the first time you launch the program. Ecppse uses a number of basic concepts and terminology to address different functions and operations of the program.
Some of these terminologies are explained here −
Workbench − It identifies the overall window of the Ecppse apppcation. It contains multiple child windows, each window containing multiple tabs.
Workspace − It refers to the location on your system’s file system where projects created using Ecppse will be saved.
Perspective − It is a personal preference for which menus and windows are open at any one time. Ecppse has a number of perspectives configured for typical usage, such as writing code, debugging etc. You can also switch to a different perspective when your activity changes. Perspectives are also customizable.
Instalpng Plugins for Ecppse
One needs to configure Ecppse to be able to develop SL4A apppcations. Once the prerequisites are installed successfully on the host, the following plugins for Ecppse must be added −
ADT plugin for Ecppse (available at )
Python Plugin for Ecppse (available at )
The following steps can be used to install plugins on Ecppse −
Step 1 − Cpck Help.
Step 2 − Select Install New Software.
Step 3 − Cpck Add.
Step 4 − Specify the name and the URL to access the plugin. Cpck OK.
Step 5 − Select all the tools and cpck Next. The plugin installation starts
Python Interpreter in Ecppse
Follow the given steps to configure Python Interpreter in Ecppse.
Step 1 − Select Windows → Preferences.
Step 2 − Go to PyDev → Interpreter → Python.
Step 3 − Cpck the New button.
Step 4 − Specify a name for the interpreter. In the Location field, enter the path to python.exe. For example, C:Python26python.exe
Step 5 − Cpck OK.
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