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* Using Python in emacs

There are different approaches to use python in ~emacs~. You may use python mode
(~python.el~) that is a default mode for using Python within ~emacs~. If you open a
file having a ~.py~ extension ~emacs~ will initialize python mode.

There are additional packages that may be used as alternative to this mode like
~python-mode.el~ or ~elpy~.

Basic functionalities of python modes allow the user to use code completion and
navigation, syntax checking and additional options.

** Python mode

[[https://gitlab.com/groups/python-mode-devs][Python-mode.el]] is a mode that extends some functionalities to work with Python
in ~emacs~.

** Elpy

** Pydoc

[[https://docs.python.org/3/library/pydoc.html][Pydoc]] would allow to

** Syntax checking

You may use syntax checkers such as:

 * [[https://www.flycheck.org/en/latest/][Flycheck]]
 * [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/flymake/index.html#Top][Flymake]]


** References

- https://robbmann.io/posts/006_emacs_2_python/
- https://emacs.stackexchange.com/questions/9696/how-do-you-create-a-robust-python-ide-with-emacs-as-the-text-editor
- https://realpython.com/emacs-the-best-python-editor/
- https://wikemacs.org/wiki/Python
- https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/ob-doc-python.html