Wing Tips: Helpful Hints for Wing Python IDE
These articles offer tips, tricks, and helpful hints for Wing Python IDE users. Some articles focus on Wing Pro while others describe features found also in Wing Personal. You can subscribe to receive regular updates by email or RSS.
2019
Wing Pro 7 introduced an array and data frame viewer that can be used to efficiently display slices of very large data objects in the debugger. Read morePresentation Mode in Wing 7 temporarily magnifies the entire user interface, so the screen can be read more easily during meetings or talks. Read more
A look at how to quickly switch between light and dark mode and the options for color configurations in Wing Python IDE. Read more
Learn how to quickly introduce a new variable based on existing Python code, using refactoring in Wing Pro. Read more
Learn how to quickly move functions, methods, classes, and other symbol definitions around in Python code, using refactoring in Wing Pro. Read more
Learn how to quickly create new functions and methods out of existing blocks of Python code, using refactoring in Wing Pro. Read more
In the final installment of this multi-part series on extending Wing with Python scripts, we take a closer look at the scripting API and write a more complex script. Read more
In this installment of our multi-part series on extending Wing with Python scripts, we take a look at how extension scripts can collect arguments from the user. Read more
In this installment of our multi-part series on extending Wing with Python scripts, we explain how to set up a project for developing and debugging your extension scripts. Read more
This installment of our multi-part series on extending Wing introduces how to write simple Python scripts to add custom functionality to the IDE. Read more
Learn how to use external code quality checkers like Pylint, pep8, and mypy with Wing Pro 7's new code warnings system. Read more
Learn how to use Wing Pro to develop, test, and debug Python code running on a remote host, virtual machine, or container. Read more
Learn how to use quickly select logical units of Python code from the keyboard in Wing, as a way to make some editing tasks faster. Read more
Learn how to use refactoring in Wing Pro to quickly rename symbols and attributes in Python code. Read more
Learn how to use multiple selections in Wing Python IDE to avoid repetitive code editing tasks. Read more
Wing Pro 7's debugger introduces the ability to display an overlay with the value of all visible symbols in the editor. Read more
Learn how to configure Wing to work with the Anaconda Python distribution for data science, machine learning, and other applications that use many third party packages. Read more
Learn some more of the auto-editing operations in Wing Pro, for PEP 8 compliant auto-spacing, correcting out-of-order typing, and changing the type of quotes around a string. Read more
Learn about Wing Pro's auto-invocation feature, which makes writing Python code that calls functions and methods easier and less prone to errors. Read more
Learn about some of the less obvious auto-editing operations in Wing Pro, starting with the creation and management of blocks in Python code. Read more
2018
Learn how to use Wing Pro to develop, test, and debug Python Code running in Vagrant containers. Read moreWing Pro is a Python IDE that can be used to develop, test, and debug Python code running inside Windows Subsystem for Linux. Read more
2017
Wing Pro is a Python IDE that can be used to develop, test, and debug a website on a remote server, VM, or other system where an IDE cannot be installed. Read moreWing Pro can be used to develop and debug Python code written for Jupyter Notebooks. Read more
Wing 6 makes Wing Personal free, streamlines the process for applying for free Wing Pro licenses, and introduces an annual licensing option. Read more
Wing Pro 6 introduces easy to configure and use remote Python development, where the IDE can edit, test, debug, search, and manage files as if they were stored on the same machine as the IDE. Read more
Wing Python IDE version 6 improves and extends support for multiple selections on the editor, making it easier to select and then apply edits to a number of selections at once. Read more
2015
Wing Python IDE can remotely debug code running on a Raspberry Pi, so you can quickly isolate and fix bugs by setting breakpoints, stepping through code, and inspecting data. Read moreWing Pro 5.1 added a Find Symbol in Project feature that lets you navigate to the point of definition of a symbol defined anywhere in your project by typing a fragment matching the name. Read more
Learn how to use Wing Pro's Debug Probe to debug and write new Python code interactively. Read more
Wing IDE 5.1 adds multi-process debugging and automatic child process debugging. Read more
Learn how to move the program counter while debugging Python code in Wing IDE Pro. Read more
2014
Wing IDE 5.0.9 adds the ability to set an active range of code in the editor. This makes it easier to reevaluate edited sections of code in the Python Shell or Debug Probe. Read moreThis new screencast takes you on a tour of some of the features in Wing IDE Professional version 5. Read more
How to get the most out of Wing IDE Pro's auto-completer and source assistant for Python. Read more
Learn how to use Wing IDE Pro's advanced auto-editing features to speed up writing and modifying Python code. Read more
