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qgis-better-editor

QGIS plugin that improves the embedded Python Console / Editor

Warning

This plugin is OBSOLETE and is not guaranteed to work beyond QGIS 3.10.

Some of its features will eventually be merged to QGIS:

ToggleComment (https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/50341): 3.30

Smart brackets (https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/51391): 3.30

Fix altgr shortcut (https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/51420): 3.30

Save / Run / Tab shortcuts (https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/51913): 3.30

Format code (https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/51733): 3.32

IPython-style system commands (https://github.com/qgis/QGIS/pull/51919): 3.32

Jedi features (autocompletion, calltips, goto): TBD

Better Editor (QGIS plugin)

This plugin improves the embedded Python editor with several useful features.

Smart autocompletion and call tips with Jedi
Replace comment / uncomment action with a single well-behaved Toggle comment action (Ctrl+:)

toggleComment

Format code with black formatter (Ctrl+Alt+F or Format on save)

formatCode

Better handling of [{('""')}] : automatic insertion and deletion
Goto definition: press F12 or F2 will go to the definition of the word under the cursor (works only within the script)
Insert icon from QGIS resources: useful for quick prototyping
Tweak some QGIS shortcuts which prevented user from entering } and | in the console when keyboard used AZERTY (French) layout
Pressing Ctrl+S and Ctrl+Shift+S triggers file save when editor has focus
Pressing Ctrl+R triggers script run
Tab navigation with Ctrl+PgDown and Ctrl+PgUp
Multiple syntax error check with jedi.

syntax check ^{Original, simple check (QGIS) and multi check (Jedi)}

Settings dialog

Hide default QGIS comment & uncomment actions
Set the max line length (will be used by the ruler, and black)
Set the autocompletion threshold (Autocompletion is not triggered for words shorther than the threshold)
Format on save applies black before saving file
Configure the ruler
Change the default folding indicator (QGIS default is Plain)

Resource browser

The resource browser allow to search through the embedded .qrc files to look for images to use as icon.