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Eric4 v4.3.0 released

From Qt Apps:

Version 4.3 of Eric4, the Python- and Qt-based IDE for developing Python applications, has been released. Changes include:

  • Added support for new QScintilla lexers (Fortran, Fortran77, Pascal, PostScript, XML, YAML)
  • Added support for custom lexers as plug-ins
  • Spell-checking support (requires pyenchant)
  • Added ability to customise margins
  • Added auto-completion from templates
  • Added drag & drop to re-order editor tabs
  • Added embedded find and find/replace dialogs
  • Added new window layouts, Toolboxes and Sidebars
  • Added simple terminal-like window
  • Support for remote help documentation
  • Added SVN changelist support
  • Added ability to ignore exceptions when debugging
  • Extended shortcuts configuration dialog
  • Import/export of eric4 configuration and syntax highlighting styles
  • Changed licence to GPL v3

Full changelog here. Screenshots here, downloads (Python source bundle with translations; no distro packages) here. Requires Qt and PyQt 4.3, Python 2.4 and QScintilla v2.2 or later.