I’ve followed this guide for setting up PyMEL dev in Eclipse:
http://www.creativecrash.com/maya/tutorials/using-tools-scripts/c/using-eclipse-as-a-maya-ide
I got autocomplete, syntax highlighting and execution setup (I can startup stuff in Maya) but what doesn’t work is setting breakpoints.
Or rather, I can place breakpoints (double clicking next to the row numbers column) but they don’t trigger.
EDIT: Some ppl have suggested the use of PyCharm instead and sure, I don’t mind setting that up as we have a couple network licenses to spare. But I can’t find any info about how to set it up for 2016.
EDIT 2: Worth mentioning - I have setup the PyDev debug server in Eclipse and it is up and running. However, breakpoints are not triggered. I’ve even setup the debugger to use the same port as the Maya Eclipse Connect -plugin just to see what happens.
EDIT 3: Also worth mentioning. Maya needs to know where the PyDev debugger is located, so add that to PYTHONPATH in Maya.env (or in your userSetup if you prefer that)
PYTHONPATH = C:\Users\martin.dahlin.p2\pool\plugins\org.python.pydev_4.5.3.201601211913\pysrc
Naturally, this must also be specified under PyDev > Interpreters > Python Interpreters > Libraries, in Eclipse
Still not working though…