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A robust text editor capable of achieving whatever it is the writer wishes. It supports a plethora of programming languages and other faculties of text editing. Yet its advantages do not stop there. If one wishes to delve into the wizardry of Emacs, they can use it for email, web browsing, organizing ones life and so much more. With all these factors pertaining to the sovereignty of Emacs, only one question remains. What is stopping you from beholding its power?
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Multi Language SupportYes
Auto CompleteYes
Bracket MatchingYes
PlatformsUnix-like, macOS, Windows, Cygwin
Error MarkupYes
Source Control IntegrationYes (package)
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Extension languageEmacs Lisp, C(Emacs modules)
Collaborative editingYes
Plugin ManagerPackage, built-in
Supported keybinding stylesIBM CUA; OSX; Vi; Emacs; Pico; WordStar; WordPerfect; Brief
Supported remote file editing protocolsFTP; HTTP; SSH; WebDAV
Column selectionYes
RTLYes
BidiYes
Interactive ConsoleYes
RefactoringYes
Interactive Debuggergdb (for C)
Go to DefinitionYes
Pros
Pro Total customizability
Customizations can be made to a wide range of Emacs' functions through a Lisp dialect (Emacs Lisp). A robust list of existing Lisp extensions include the practical (git integration, syntax highlighting, etc) to the utilitarian (calculators, calendars) to the sublime (chess, Eliza).
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Recommended 5 years ago
I use emacs for a wide variety of programming tasks, not just Python. I've been trying Spyder, but I had a system crash and lost a bit of work. This is not a problem with emacs as it keeps a log file of what you do. In the case of a system or program crash, it will usually allow you to recover your wo...