https://github.com/matkuki/exco
Extensible GUI text editor written in Python
https://github.com/matkuki/exco
editor pyqt python qscintilla
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Extensible GUI text editor written in Python
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/matkuki/exco
- Owner: matkuki
- License: gpl-3.0
- Created: 2015-11-17T19:53:10.000Z (over 10 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2026-02-21T00:09:54.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2026-02-21T06:14:32.376Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: editor, pyqt, python, qscintilla
- Language: Python
- Homepage: http://matkuki.github.io/ExCo/
- Size: 18 MB
- Stars: 152
- Watchers: 8
- Forks: 27
- Open Issues: 4
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE.txt
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README
# Ex.Co. 
### Descripton: ###
Ex.Co. (Extensible Coder) is a GUI text editor written in Python that uses PyQt/QScintilla libraries with some lexers available in Cython for more efficient text highlighting.
I developed it with simplicity of use and extensibility in mind.
For precompiled bundles for Windows see the releases page (https://github.com/matkuki/ExCo/releases/latest).
### Website: ###
http://matkuki.github.io/ExCo/
### Quick features video: ###
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-7fqJGv7Ts&feature
### License: ###
__GNU General Public License v3.0__
Copyright (c) 2013-2025 Matic Kukovec. All rights reserved.
#### Additional licenses: ####
All additional licenses are specified at the beginning of every source code file and in text file format in the ```additional_licenses``` directory. If I made any mistakes, please open an issue.
### Some features: ###
- **New multi-window layout system**
- All standard text editor functionality (copy, cut, paste, ...)
- 'Function wheel' for quick access to most of Ex.Co.'s functionality
- Integrated Python single/multi-line REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) for direct access/manipulation of each editor window text and all other functionality
- Text diffing (also between editor windows)
- Execute Terminal/Shell commands directly from the REPL (Windows or Linux)
- Ability to add your custom Python functions
- Language syntax highlighting: AVS, Ada, Bash, Batch, CMake, CPP, CSS, CSharp, CoffeeScript, Cython, D, Diff, Fortran, Fortran77, HTML, IDL, Java, JavaScript, Lua, Makefile, Matlab, Nim, Oberon, Octave, PO, POV, Pascal, Perl, PostScript, Properties, Python, RouterOS (MikroTik), Ruby, SQL, Spice, TCL, TeX, Text, VHDL, Verilog, XML and YAML
- Code tree displaying for:
- Python 3
- Nim
- C
- Many more to come ...
### Supported platforms: ###
- __Windows__ ([precompiled binaries available](https://github.com/matkuki/ExCo/releases))
- __Linux__ (tested on Ubuntu, Lubuntu, Mint, Fedora, Raspbian (Raspberry pi, pi2, pi3 and pi4))
- __Mac OS__ (Many thanks to __zenlc2000__ for testing this on Mac OS 10.11)
### Requirements: ###
- __Python__ 3.6 or higher
- __Packages__ ( install them with: `pip install -r requirements.txt` ):
- hy
- psutil
- pyte
- PyQt6
- QScintilla
- fpdf2
- black
- autopep8
- yapf
- clang-format
- ptyprocess (Linux only)
- pywin32 (Windows only)
- pywinpty (Windows only)