diff --git a/docs/doxygen/modDevPython.dox b/docs/doxygen/modDevPython.dox index 9b1b74501f..983a100830 100755 --- a/docs/doxygen/modDevPython.dox +++ b/docs/doxygen/modDevPython.dox @@ -23,7 +23,20 @@ There are also a set of tutorials that Basis Technology published on their blog: \section mod_dev_py_setup Basic Setup -You don't really need anything to develop a python Autopsy module except for the standard Autopsy and your favorite text editor. We recommend pyCharm or the Python plug-in to NetBeans. +-You don't really need anything to develop a python Autopsy module except for the standard Autopsy and your favorite text editor. We recommend IntelliJ IDEA or the Jython plug-in to NetBeans. + +To install NetBeans' plug-in: +-# Download and install the Jython 2.7 installer (http://www.jython.org/downloads.html). +-# Download NetBeans Python plug-in zip file (http://plugins.netbeans.org/plugin/56795/python4netbeans802). +-# Unpack the content (.nbm files) of the zip file to the desired location. +-# In NetBeans go to Tools->Plugins->Download->Add Plugins, then choose extracted .nbm files. +-# Setup Jython path from Tools->Python Platform, click on new, then choose Jython.exe (usually in C:/Program files/Jython2.7/bin/) + +To install IntelliJ IDEA + Python plug-in: +-# Download and install IDEA https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/download/ +-# In File->Settings->Plugins-> install Python Community Edition +-# In File->Project Structure->Project-> Project SDK-> choose IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition +-# In Libraries->add new libraries->choose desired autopsy modules (usually in C:\Program Files\Autopsy-3.1.3\autopsy\modules) \section mod_dev_py_create Creating a Basic Python Module