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Downloading Eclipse [message #1693114]

Tue, 21 April 2015 20:34

Oscar Martin

Messages: 1
Registered: April 2015

Junior Member

Trying to set up Eclipse to learn Python and Java. Managed to download Python 3.2.3 and Java SE Development Kit 8 okay. But when I download Eclipse 3.7.2, extract files and try opening the Eclipse interface the opening window flashes up then disappears - no ability to run it at all.

Any ideas what I might be doing wrong. I've made sure that all downloads are 32 bit in line with my OS - Windows 7.

Appreciate any help.

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Re: Downloading Eclipse [message #1693124 is a reply to message #1693114]

Tue, 21 April 2015 23:26

Nitin Dahyabhai

Messages: 4003
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You'll find current releases at http://download.eclipse.org/ . I suggest trying a 32-bit download from there first.

Nitin Dahyabhai
Eclipse Web Tools Platform

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Re: Downloading Eclipse [message #1693129 is a reply to message #1693114]

Wed, 22 April 2015 00:12

Russell Bateman

Messages: 3798
Registered: July 2009
Location: Provo, Utah, USA

Senior Member

On 04/21/2015 03:17 PM, Oscar Martin wrote:
> Trying to set up Eclipse to learn Python and Java. Managed to download
> Python 3.2.3 and Java SE Development Kit 8 okay. But when I download
> Eclipse 3.7.2, extract files and try opening the Eclipse interface the
> opening window flashes up then disappears - no ability to run it at all.
>
> Any ideas what I might be doing wrong. I've made sure that all downloads
> are 32 bit in line with my OS - Windows 7.
>
> Appreciate any help.

Understand that you'll need:

1) A JDK to use to learn and use Java, and also to run Eclipse.

2) Python, which you've downloaded an installed.

3) Your choice of Eclipse IDE (as Nitin points out).

4) Last, after launching Eclipse, go to Help -> Eclipse Marketplace,
search for and download PyDev. When you configure PyDev, you'll be
telling it where to get Python from.

PyDev isn't supported by these Eclipse forums. You'll do better at
stackoverflow.com for problems arising using PyDev.

You may or may not find these notes useful:

http://www.javahotchocolate.com/notes/pydev.html

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