Development Brochure Anatomy
Developing with (language, framework, environment of your choice) on Fedora
Fedora Fedora is a fast, stable, and powerful Linux-based operating system for everyday use built by a worldwide community of friends. It's completely free to use, study, and share.
Benefits of developing with abc on Fedora
- packages
- yum
- stable of tools and environment
- virtualization and collaboration capabilities?
Getting started
- set up and commands
- screen shots?
Use case or cool thing being done with this language on Fedora/with Fedora?
- screen shots?
Migration tips from other systems?
Links to more information
- QR code
- SIG(s)
Python
About Fedora OS
Fedora is a secure, stable, and powerful Linux-based operating system that provides the latest free and open source software within a flexible and manageable environment for developers. We strive to:
- Be on the leading edge of free and open source technology by adopting and helping to develop new features and version upgrades.
- Establish and implement technical standards for packages, ensuring the quality and consistency of the operating system.
- Promote rapid adoption of new releases by allowing for easy upgrades with minimal disturbances to configuration changes. <- comments about the validity of this statement?
Why use Fedora for Python development?
Fedora is a great Python development platform because many of the tools Python developers need are available right out of the box in Fedora, such as [...]
- GitPython, a library for interacting with git repos
- MySQL-python, an interface to MySQL
- PythonCAD, a Python-scriptable CAD package
- ScientificPython
- fuse-python
- gstreamer-python
- ipython, an enhanced interactive Python shell
List very specific benefits pertaining to Python development
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and/or
List attributes of a Fedora managed software development system
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Fedora includes multiple python runtimes, one for each supported major release, including one for python2.x and one for python3.x.
Setting up your Python development environment in Fedora
How do I yum?
Open a terminal and type yum install name-of-package .
| What's a package? | A package consists of the metadata and compiled code for a library, collection, service, or application which the Fedora operating system can query, install, upgrade and remove, typically via a package management system. |
Why use a package versus downloading?
Benefits and features of packages -> Isn't this the same thing as mystery content under Why use Fedora for Java development? <-
Steps and commands to set up a basic development environment
yum install vim-enhanced (or emacs)
yum install git (or subversion)
maybe gitg and/or emacs-git
yum install rubygem-rhc (to deploy to OpenShift Online)
[..] what else to do above? Maybe webserver, db server, virtualenv?
Starting a new Java project
Using the REPL Using the compiler requirements what to use how to save how to execute Build tools IDE support Ex. with Java Ex. with Clojure
I'd git clone a repository or start a new one using mvn archetype:generate or Eclipse. Then I'd build it with Maven, Ant or Eclipse. I'd then start Tomcat or JBoss AS and deploy the application. Deploying may require the prerequisite step of starting, configuring and populating the database.
If I wanted to get into other languages, I might install the language & it's corresponding build tool. For example, clojure & leiningen (or lancet)
Tip: One thing developers complain about is that building a project for the first time leads to Maven "downloading the internet". While this is part of how Maven works, it can be alleviated (in part) by running mvn-local. This script will first attempt to resolve the library from the system (shared libraries) before reaching out to the internet. (Another solution would be using a local artifact manager like Nexus or Artifactory, but alas, that software is not available in Fedora).
Alternate and Application Development Related Packages
Language and platform
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| Java 1.7.0 OpenJDK | OpenJDK Runtime Environment | ava-1.7.0-openjdk-devel (shorthand: java-devel)
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| Groovy 1.8 | Dynamic, object-oriented JVM language with lexical declarations and compact property syntax. |
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| Scala 2.9 |
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| JRuby 1.6 |
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| Rhino 1.7R3 (Javascript) |
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| Clojure |
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| Jython 2.2 |
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- less.js is pending but not built in rawhide yet
Application runtimes (application servers, servlet containers, etc)
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- The lack of Spring Roo or JBoss Forge in Fedora is problematic
Build tools (compile and package the code)
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Databases and drivers (connectors)
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Code quality and coverage tools
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- Why wasn't Spock .6, a testing and specification framework for Java and Groovy applications, included in this list?
Source control systems
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Documentation tools
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Monitoring and instrumentation
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Virtualization and cloud
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- Why aren't there any Continuous integration servers or Artifact repositories available in Fedora?
What's next
Questions Mailing list Chat
References Fedora Project
- Python SIG
- python-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org
- #fedora-python on irc.freenode.net
Fedora Packages search: https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/