Can you add an AI code helper like Tabnine or Copilot to Spyder?

[river7816]

Spyder is the best IDE I've ever used, better than jupyter lab, Pycharm, vscode...But since spyder 5, it no longer support Kite. I know it is not spyder's fault (Kite closed their service), but there are so many other alternatives, like Tabnine which I used a lot. Can you make them available in spyder 5

[ccordoba12]

Hey @river7816, thanks for reporting. You said:

Spyder is the best IDE I've ever used, better than jupyter lab, Pycharm, vscode

Thanks for your kind words! They are really important for us.

But since spyder 5, it no longer support Kite. I know it is not spyder's fault (Kite closed their service), but there are so many other alternatives, like Tabnine which I used a lot. Can you make them available in spyder 5

You'll be happy to know that we just asked for funding precisely to add support for another AI-based completion service. If we are granted the funds, we'll have an initial prototype for Tabnine or Copilot by the end of the year.

[JTiagoValente]

I came here to say, please add copilot to the IDE.

I don't really want to switch to VS Code to use copilot....

[yxmnjxzx]

As the best IDE, please add copilot to the IDE.

[Alecampoy]

I aggree with @river7816 in everything

[ccordoba12]

Then you guys will be glad to know that we received the funding to work on an AI-based code completion client. An initial prototype should be ready by the end of the year.

[haukot]

HI! I've done research and reverse-engineered the Github Copilot protocol between IDE plugin and agent.js, and have tried to document it. This is based on Github Copilot plugin version for JetBrains and some parts of agent.js. You can see the specs in this repo https://github.com/haukot/copilot_specifications Hope this could help in plugin development!

[ccordoba12]

That's great @haukot! Thanks a lot for sharing your work!

[Bill16881688]

Then you guys will be glad to know that we received the funding to work on an AI-based code completion client. An initial prototype should be ready by the end of the year.

Hi, thank you for make this happen! U get enough funds?

[zeplaz]

here to say id prefer Tabnine support.
i like supporting other companies not google, and the rust support is better in tabnine for other IDE. so, im not intrested in having copilot. plus, i think tabnine works better as a system when it pickup on your own style over time. much more organic.

[ccordoba12]

Hi, thank you for make this happen! U get enough funds?

We got funding for an initial prototype.

[baskew]

That's great news!

Can you also think about how spyder w/copilot can be used in organizations that are concerned about sharing sensitive content online.

[sp8rks]

switching to vscode until spyder has this.

[abhilashmathewsvow]

Hi there! Just following up on the status of adding Copilot to Spyder? Super excited for it!

[dalthviz]

Hi @abhilashmathewsvow ! The proposal details can be checked here: https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/wiki/NumFOCUS-Small-Development-Grant-Spring-2023 . Following the plan we have some PRs open already:

• https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder/pull/21249
• https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder-kite/pull/1

Building an external completion provider proptotype that uses some service as Tabnine or Copilot/Open AI models is something will be working on in the last few months of the proposal :)

[arefks]

Yes please add the copilot to spyder.

[crystaltaggart]

I am also here to vote for copilot or direct Chat GPT integration. So far Spyder is THE BEST IDE for coding. I haven't found it's equivalent. I tried using DataSpell which is Jetbrains' half-baked attempt at mimicking the functionality that Spyder provides specifically because copilot was supported but DataSpell is no Spyder and there are many things that Spyder does that DataSpell does not. I know you are open source, but I'd pay for an IDE for this.

[arefks]

I also vote for an integrated copilot in spider.

[carlmannix-mup]

+1 Git's Co Pilot would make Spyder unbeatable. I have subscribed

[sepjc96]

+1 to adding Co-Pilot on Spyder

[kiltcheck]

Adding my voice to upvoting Copilot on Spyder! Definitely my favorite Python IDE by far!

[jds33]

I would love to use Copilot in Spyder as well. Please make this happen, otherwise i'll have to switch to vscode or something else. Which I don't want to do because Spyder is pretty good otherwise.

[weishanlee]

Ya! I totally agree with the idea to integrate github copilot into spyder! I don't want to switch back to Visual Studio.

[tecbr]

• 1 Add some AI coding assistant options.

[shihabkhan1]

Just here to push for github copilot integration. Very happy if Kite can do the job, but I guess Copilot is the way to go.

Please please please get this done! Really don't want to switch to PyCharm.

[AtanasAtanasovIpsos]

+1 is there a timeline for when can we expect this feature?

[backmind]

+1, please!

[puccahwk]

Any update on this?

[oscarfasanchez]

we desperately need copilot support to keep using Spyder

[jlluch]

I support the integration of Copilot into Spyder; currently, I'm coding with VSCode using Copilot and then debugging in Spyder...It's not the best solution.

[river7816]

I support the integration of Copilot into Spyder; currently, I'm coding with VSCode using Copilot and then debugging in Spyder...It's not the best solution.

I use Pycharm now, the debug and the integration of copilot is good