---
name: "eric4"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "eric"
version: "4.5.3-1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eric4"
---

# eric4(1)

A full-fledged Python IDE and debugger

## NAME

eric4 - A full-fledged Python IDE and debugger

## SYNOPSIS

**eric4** \[*options*\] *files*...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **eric4** program. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page. Instead, it has documentation provided in HTML format.

**eric4** is full featured Python IDE that is written in PyQt using the QScintilla editor widget. This includes project management support, builtin support for SVN and CVS, a class browser, a debugger and much more.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

## SEE ALSO

[**eric4\_api**(1)](/eric4_api/1.md), [**eric4\_compare**(1)](/eric4_compare/1.md), [**eric4\_configure**(1)](/eric4_configure/1.md), [**eric4\_diff**(1)](/eric4_diff/1.md), [**eric4\_doc**(1)](/eric4_doc/1.md), [**eric4\_editor**(1)](/eric4_editor/1.md), [**eric4\_helpviewer**(1)](/eric4_helpviewer/1.md), [**eric4\_iconeditor**(1)](/eric4_iconeditor/1.md), [**eric4\_plugininstall**(1)](/eric4_plugininstall/1.md), [**eric4\_pluginrepository**(1)](/eric4_pluginrepository/1.md), [**eric4\_pluginuninstall**(1)](/eric4_pluginuninstall/1.md), [**eric4\_qregexp**(1)](/eric4_qregexp/1.md), [**eric4\_re**(1)](/eric4_re/1.md), [**eric4\_sqlbrowser**(1)](/eric4_sqlbrowser/1.md), [**eric4\_tray**(1)](/eric4_tray/1.md), [**eric4\_trpreviewer**(1)](/eric4_trpreviewer/1.md), [**eric4\_uipreviewer**(1)](/eric4_uipreviewer/1.md), [**eric4\_unittest**(1)](/eric4_unittest/1.md), [**eric4\_webbrowser**(1)](/eric4_webbrowser/1.md)\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Torsten Marek \<shlomme@gmx.net\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).