---
name: "eric5"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "eric"
version: "5.4.5-1"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/eric5"
---

# eric5(1)

A full-fledged Python IDE and debugger

## NAME

eric5 - A full-fledged Python IDE and debugger

## SYNOPSIS

**eric5** \[*options*\] *files*...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **eric5** 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.

**eric5** 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

[**eric5\_api**(1)](/eric5_api/1.md), [**eric5\_compare**(1)](/eric5_compare/1.md), [**eric5\_configure**(1)](/eric5_configure/1.md), [**eric5\_diff**(1)](/eric5_diff/1.md), [**eric5\_doc**(1)](/eric5_doc/1.md), [**eric5\_editor**(1)](/eric5_editor/1.md), [**eric5\_helpviewer**(1)](/eric5_helpviewer/1.md), [**eric5\_iconeditor**(1)](/eric5_iconeditor/1.md), [**eric5\_plugininstall**(1)](/eric5_plugininstall/1.md), [**eric5\_pluginrepository**(1)](/eric5_pluginrepository/1.md), [**eric5\_pluginuninstall**(1)](/eric5_pluginuninstall/1.md), [**eric5\_qregexp**(1)](/eric5_qregexp/1.md), [**eric5\_re**(1)](/eric5_re/1.md), [**eric5\_sqlbrowser**(1)](/eric5_sqlbrowser/1.md), [**eric5\_tray**(1)](/eric5_tray/1.md), [**eric5\_trpreviewer**(1)](/eric5_trpreviewer/1.md), [**eric5\_uipreviewer**(1)](/eric5_uipreviewer/1.md), [**eric5\_unittest**(1)](/eric5_unittest/1.md), [**eric5\_webbrowser**(1)](/eric5_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).