Configure GNU Emacs as Python3, R and LaTeX editor.
GNU Emacs is a free, open source programming editor: https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
This is a configuration for using Emacs as Python3, R and LaTeX editor. It includes:
UI
- Styling (material-theme)
- Directory navigation tree (neotree)
- Tabs for open files (tabbar)
- Standard copy+paste keybindings (cua-mode)
- Support for makefiles (make-mode)
- Built-in with Emacs: syntax highlighting for bash, xml, html, css, ini
Python 3
- Python development environment (elpy)
- Syntax checking (flycheck)
- Code style (py-autopep8)
- Autocompletion (jedi)
R
- Autocompletion (ess auto-complete)
- Integrated R console (ess-mode)
Data
- Working with csv data: align columns, sort fields etc. (csv-mode)
LaTeX
- Editing LaTeX files (auctex)
Editing a Python file, showing autocompletion.
Editing an R file, showing a plot and an R console.
Editing a LaTeX file, showing PDF output.
- Python3, pip3
- virtualenv (required by the autocompletion server)
- GNU Emacs 2.4 or newer
- R and ESS.
To install e.g. on Debian do:
apt-get install emacs python3 python3-pip virtualenv ess r-recommended
- If you want to use LaTeX, you will need to install a LaTeX distribution, e.g. on Debian, do
apt-get install texlive-full
(the Texlive distribution will use approximately 3GB of disk space).
- Install required Python3 packages:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt - Add the following lines to your initialization file in
~/.emacs.d/init.el(or create it if it doesn't exist):
(setenv "WORKSPACE" "<path_to_your_workspace_dir>")
(add-to-list 'load-path "<path_to_where_you_cloned_emacs_python_r_latex>")
(load "init.el")
The directory $WORKSPACE will be shown in the tree when you start Emacs.
- Start Emacs. After the first (re)start, Emacs will download and install the necessary packages.
- Restart Emacs. In Emacs, do
M-x jedi:install-server - Restart Emacs
Take a look at a list of common commands.
Please add your issues to the list of known issues.
Golubev, M. (2011) Emacs tabbar-mode visual tweaks. Online: https://gist.github.com/3demax/1264635
Hocking, T. (2012) Using R with Emacs and ESS. Online: http://members.cbio.mines-paristech.fr/~thocking/primer.html
Kastrup, D. (2017) AUCTeX – Sophisticated document creation. Online: https://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/index.html
Moore, A.D: (2013) Python Code completion in Emacs — at last! Online: http://www.alandmoore.com/blog/2013/07/31/python-code-completion-in-emacs-at-last/
Patel, A. (2015) Tab Bar Mode, Emacs Wiki. Online: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/TabBarMode
Purdon, K. (2015) Emacs - the Best Python Editor? Online: https://realpython.com/blog/python/emacs-the-best-python-editor/
Spinu, V. (2013) ESSAuto-complete, Emacs Wiki. Online: https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/ESSAuto-complete