Version 2.1 of the Python plugin is available for both IntelliJ IDEA 8.1.x (Diana) and IntelliJ IDEA 9 (Maia) EAP.
Unit Test Runner
Graphical unit test runner with support for unittest framework. Features include:
- Running a test file, a single test class or method, or all tests in a folder
- Clickable stacktraces
- Navigation to source code of tests
- Test execution statistics (time taken by each test)
Python Facet
It is now possible to add a Python facet to a module of any type, which allows to specify the interpreter for Python scripts without having to place them in a separate module.
New Quickfixes
- Auto-import for unresolved method and class names
- Quickfixes on unresolved references to create methods and fields
- Quickfix to add 'self' to the parameter list of a method
Syntax Highlighting Improvements
- Highlighting of decorators
- Highlighting of escape sequences in string literals
- Highlighting of built-in identifiers and predefined method names
Code Editing Improvements
- Improved error highlighting
- Improved keyword and name completion
- An inspection to detect unreacahble code
- Quick documentation is now supported for modules; inherited documentation is provided for overridden methods
- Inspections and quickfixes correctly handle decorators (@classmethod, @staticmethod)
Other Improvements
- Faster load times
- Better signature detection in built-in and binary modules
Important Limitations
- All code is parsed as Python 2.5
- Python 3 is not supported in many ways (specific syntax, built-in functions, etc)
- Debugger is not yet included
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