Configuring Eric IDE for PyS60 development

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Introduction

The Eric IDE can be used for PyS60 development along with its code completion feature.

Installation

For Windows OS

Check if you have Python 2.4.0 or newer. Python 2.5.4 may be an interesting version since Python for S60 (1.9.0 onwards) is based on it and ensymble.py will require Python 2.5.4 to create sis packages.
Eric IDE uses Qt, so you need to install PyQt (http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download). Select Windows installer package based on your installed Python version or use your packing system in Linux/BSD/Unix/Mac to solve the Qt dependencies.
Install the Eric IDE (http://sourceforge.net/projects/eric-ide/files/). Download and extract eric4-4.3.6.zip (Windows) or eric4-4.3.6.tar.gz (Linux/BSD/Unix/Mac), go to the extracted directory and run install.py (e.g.: c:\python25\python.exe install.py)
Launch it by running eric4.py or eric4.bat (Windows only), inside Python installation directory.
Download the Refactoring Rope plugin from Eric, Plugins->Plugin Repository.... After, press "Close & Install" for installing Refactoring Rope plugin.
Install PyS60 (https://garage.maemo.org/frs/?group_id=854).

For Mac OS X (Leopard)

Python comes bundled with every OS X install. In 10.5.7 python version 2.5.1 is installed, Snow Leopard will bring 2.6. So it’s already there.
Eric IDE uses Qt. Download it from (http://www.qtsoftware.com/downloads/mac-os-cpp) and install as usual. By the way, I took the binary packages using Cocoa.
Other dependency before installing Eric IDE is SIP. First look at (http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/sip/download) which version is the most current. Mine was 4.8.1. Open Terminal.app and type:

   ftp http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/static/Downloads/sip4/sip-4.8.1.tar.gz
   tar -xvzpf sip-4.8.1.tar.gz
   cd sip sip-4.8.1
   python configure.py
   make
   sudo make install
   cd ..

Install the current version of PyQt. Look here: (http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/pyqt/download) whats current. And again in Terminal:

   ftp http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/static/Downloads/PyQt4/PyQt-mac-gpl-4.5.2-snapshot-20090627.tar.gz
   tar -xvzpf PyQt-mac-gpl-4.5.2-snapshot-20090627.tar.gz
   cd PyQt-mac-gpl-4.5.2-snapshot-20090627
   python configure.py
   make
   sudo make install
   cd ..

For the QScintilla dependency download it from here: (http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/software/qscintilla/download). As the same as before, type those commands in Terminal:

   ftp http://www.riverbankcomputing.co.uk/static/Downloads/QScintilla2/QScintilla-gpl-2.4.tar.gz
   tar -xvzpf QScintilla2/QScintilla-gpl-2.4.tar.gz
   cd QScintilla2/QScintilla-gpl-2.4
   cd Qt4
   qmake qmake qscintilla.pro -spec macx-g++
   make
   sudo make install

Now make the Qsci module:

   cd ../python
   python configure.py
   make
   sudo make install

Now install the Eric-IDE. Install the Eric IDE (http://sourceforge.net/projects/eric-ide/files/). Download and extract eric4-4.4.tar.gz (Linux/BSD/Unix/Mac), go to the extracted directory using the terminal with cd’ to the regarding folder and type:

   tar -xvzpf eric4-4.4.tar.gz
   cd eric4-4.4/
   sudo python install.py

But where is it and how to start? Eric4 was installed into

   /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/eric4/

and you can start it in Terminal with

   eric4

Configuring the Eric IDE for PyS60

Now PyS60 APIs need to be integrated with Eric.

Run the Eric API creation tool to create the PyS60 API file. Ex:

python C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\eric4\eric4-api.py -o C:\PyS60_api.api -R -p "C:\Program Files\PythonForS60\module-repo".

python /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/eric4/eric4-api.py -o /PyS60_api.api -R -p "<path for your PyS60 extracted>/PythonForS60/module-repo"

Your path and command line command may very depending on Python version you are running, operating system and language.

Go to Eric IDE, Settings->Preferences...->Editor->APIs and select "Python" from the "Language" list.
Click the "..." button and point to C:\PyS60_api.api (/PyS60_api.api).
Click "Add".
You can repeat this step for other Python modules as well. Ex:

python C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\eric4\eric4-api.py -o python_api.api -R -p C:\Python25 (for standard Python modules)
python C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\eric4\eric4-api.py -o eric_pyqt.api -R -p C:\Python25\Lib\site-packages\PyQt4 (for PyQt)

python /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/eric4/eric4-api.py -o python_api.api -R -p "<path for your Python 2.5>" (for standard Python modules)
python /Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/eric4/eric4-api.py -o /eric_pyqt.api -R -p "/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages/PyQt4/ (for Pyqt)

Press "Compile APIs", press "Apply", press "OK".
Eric, Settings->Preferences...->Rope, check enable autocompletion.
Eric, Settings->Preferences...->Editor->Calltips, check "Calltips Enabled".

Screenshots

Auto-completion for PyS60 -1

Auto-completion for PyS60 -2

Preferences window showing PyS60 API set added

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