emacs python2.7

Question

I would like to have emacs work as a python ide for me. I can't seem to find how to compile from within emacs. I'm using python2.7 but when I do M-x python-mode it seems to compile using python2.7. Is there some command which I could bind to some key so that I can quickly run my code and see the output?

Answer 1

Short, unhelpful answer: press C-c C-c.

You can get help on the current mode(s) in use by typing C-h m in Emacs. With a little bit of reading through the various commands supported and a couple of mouse clicks, I found this: in an Emacs buffer holding Python source, pressing C-c C-c (that's CtrlC CtrlC) sends the source to the Python interpreter.

The ‘inferior’ (nothing to do with quality) Python interpreter runs in a buffer named *Python*. You can press C-x 2 to split the window, then C-x o (that's the letter oh) to move to the bottom window, then with C-X b *Python*Enter, select the *Python* buffer. After that, go back to the source window (C-x o) and use C-c C-c whenever you want to run your Python program. This is what it looks like:

You can obviously do all this with a mouse if you don't like keyboard commands. And if you go through the documentation for python-mode, you'll find Emacs commands to send individual functions, classes etc. to the interpreter. Try M-x python-sendTabTab for a list.