Interactive Django shell in Eclipse/PyDev interactive console

We all know that Django is great Python web framework, however one thing that bothers me is the lack of good development tool (Yes, I know there is VIM, and there is Emacs but guys it is 2008.) In my humble opinion best development tool for python is PyDev, Eclipse plugin for Python. The irony is that the best Python IDE is written in Java :).

With PyDev and Aptana, another irreplaceable plugin(but that is another story), you can do great Django development.

There are lot's of tutorial how to use ...

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Java 1.6.0_21 and Eclipse

If you update to newest version of Java 1.6.0 update 21 and try to run Eclipse you surely seen on of this:

• Unhandled event loop exception
• PermGen space

So Eclipse started to become pretty unusable WTF. However for now there is simple workaround just edit your eclipse.ini like this:

   -startup
   plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.1.0.v20100507.jar
   --launcher.library
   plugins/org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.win32.win32.x86_1.1.0.v20100503
   -product
   org.eclipse.epp.package.jee.product
   --launcher.defaultAction
   openFile
   -showsplash
   org.eclipse.platform
   --launcher.XXMaxPermSize
   256m
   --launcher.defaultAction ...

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