How to uninstall PyDev Extensions from Eclipse

12 January 2010

I'm enjoying Eclipse for Python Django development. The integrated lint check is great and has saved me much time already. Nearly automatic handling of imports is simply a life saver.  Imports are the most time consuming and frustrating aspect of python development and I always wished they would just resolve themselves. With Eclipse and PyDev they do !


I dream of one day getting the debugger and integrated unit tests to work properly. 


It takes a while to get used to Eclipse.  It always makes me feel like I am being fondled by a great tentacle monster, if you know what I mean.


PyDev is THE python development plugin for Eclipse. 


PyDev Extensions was the debugger add-on plugin, which cost $40 or so. Its been open sourced and is now part of PyDev.


Splendid. A quick rant and then I'll tell you the solution.


Let's upgrade. Menu: Preferences > Install/Update. It checks for new updates on start up.  No complaints, no updates.  Hmm.   Eventually I notice a very small icon on the bottom toolbar. It looks like a computer (ok, but everything involves computers. how is this relevant ?)  Near the computer it has a donut and an angry X in a red circle.  eventually I notice it, give it a click and it tells me there's an upgrade conflict. Understandable, I need to uninstall PyDev Extensions since its now part of the new PyDev.


How to uninstall PyDev Extensions: Help (of course ! I have a problem and therefore I need help ! so go to the Help menu) > Install new software ... (trick question, I'm uninstalling actually).  Click on the chatty "What is already installed ?" hyperlink.  Yes, its a hyperlink.  As though we were going to read something on the internet.  Now you may select the obsolete PyDev extensions and click Uninstall.  Restart, the updater runs and now offers to upgrade PyDev to the newest (1.5.3 as of this writing).


 


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