[pymvpa] Syntax Error

[Scott]

> That is the problem with freedom -- too many ways so some people can
> easily get lost. In my case I prefer to work in emacs with python mode
> and ipython being running inside of emacs. So I can simply select the
> region of the code and pipe it into ipython with a single shortcut.
>
> Michael can describe alternatives how to work from vim.
>
> Besides that -- there are quite a few free and open-source IDEs for
> Python: idle, eric
> (http://eric-ide.python-projects.org/eric4-screenshots.html). Needless
> to say that quite a few of them (if not all) are just 1 'apt-get'
> away for Debian users.
>
>   
>>    I'm pretty familiar with MVPA stuff and have been analyzing my data
>>    using matlab script. But, I'm totally lost in this python and linux
>>    stuff.
>>     
>
>   
My two cents - i had the best luck learning python first, and pymvpa 
second.  For that, I have found wingide to be, by far, the best ide, 
especially coming from windows.  The academic version of the 
professional edition was $100, but it has an invaluable autocomplete and 
source assistant which pops up the definition and docstring of every 
command you type.  in my opinion, it runs better than the assistants in 
other editors like komodo, and it's certainly invaluable - and i never 
figured out vim or emacs ;)

plus, i find it easier to debug in an ide than to copy paste into the 
prompt - copy paste into a script file, and pylint will tell you what's 
wrong before you run it :)

-scott