Overview

Python Script Editor is a simple plugin for Unreal Engine to make editing python scripts within Unreal Engine easier.

It supports multiple tabs, syntax highlighting and custom snippets.

It is designed to exist outside of the project allowing you to have a central place to store python tidbits across projects.

Note that this is intentionally not designed to be a complete code editor, it is designed for you to test and evaluate code within the unreal context.

Key Features

• Multi-tab Python editor with syntax highlighting

• Integrated auto-completer

• Integrated output log with search capabilities

• User Defined Code snippets

• Configurable script location

Hotkeys

• Ctrl+Enter: Execute selected text

• Ctrl+Tab: Show the Auto-Completer

• Ctrl+H: Print help for selected variable

• Ctrl+I: Quick import the selected variable

• Ctrl+P: Pretty print selected variable

Version Compatibility

The Python Script Editor is designed primarily for Unreal Engine 5.3 and later. While the plugin maintains backwards compatibility to Unreal Engine 4.27, please note:

• UI styling may differ slightly in UE4

• Snippets will replace the selection prior to 5.1 (new versions add it on the next line)

• Output Log will not highlight the search prior to 5.1, but will scroll.

• For best experience, we recommend using UE5.3 or later

Requirements

• Unreal Engine 4.27 or later (UE5.3+ recommended)

• PythonScriptPlugin

ChangeLog

V2.1.0

• Added support for compiling in strict mode (Thanks Mateusz Wojt)

• Added scroll support to Tabs

• Support added for UE-5.6

See the Official Documentation for a full guide