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Pytext

Pytext is a open source text editor made in Python and it is inspired by the Vim editor. It has its own keybindings and uses tkinter to its interface. The project is in development and may not work correctly in MacOS. Feel free to open an issue to report bugs or share new ideas.

Installation (Windows)

  • run git clone https://github.com/lorenzolpandolfo/pytext inside your user's folder
  • run pip3 install -r requirements.txt to install dependencies
  • add the pytext directory to your user PATH variable

Installation (Linux)

Make sure you installed the packages below:

  • For Ubuntu/Debian based distros: sudo apt install python3-tk python3-pil python3-pil.imagetk
  • For Archlinux based distros: sudo pacman -S python-pillow

Pytext installation process:

  • run git clone https://github.com/lorenzolpandolfo/pytext inside your home folder
  • run pip3 install -r requirements.txt to install dependencies
  • add the pytext directory to your user PATH variable

Preferences

  • You can edit the user/config.json and user/theme.json files to change personal preferences.

How to use

After adding pytext directory to your PATH variable, you can use pytext <file> to open a file. Pytext has two modes: view and insert. In the view mode, you can navigate through the document and input keybinds. And, in the insert mode, you can insert text to the file. To switch from view mode to insert mode, just press i. And, to go to view mode, press Escape.

Insert mode shortcuts:

Shortcut Description
Shift + : focus file textbox
Ctrl + e open/close file explorer
Ctrl + t new tab
Ctrl + w close current tab
Ctrl + tab move to next tab
F2 (in file explorer) rename file to
Ctrl + Return new line above
Ctrl + F5 run code
Ctrl + z / y undo / redo
Ctrl + c / v copy / paste
Ctrl + x cut the selected line(s)
Ctrl + , open config.json file
Ctrl + =/- make font bigger/smaller
Alt + up / down move selected line(s) up / down
Alt + shift + up / down clone selected line(s) up / down

View mode keybinds:

You can add a number before the keybind to execute n times. For example, the keybind 10W will move the cursor up 10 lines.

Keybind Description
dd delete line
WASD move cursor
F / V move to the first / last line
ww save file
qq quit
wq save and quit