L'escriptura de macros Python requereix passos extra per configurar l'IDE seleccionat.
Unlike Basic language macros development in LibreOfficeDev, developing Python scripts for LibreOfficeDev requires to configure an external Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Multiple IDEs are available that range from beginners to advanced Python coders. While using a Python IDE programmers benefit from numerous features such as syntax highlighting, code folding, class browsing, code completion, coding standard enforcement, test driven development, debugging, version control and many more. You can refer to Designing & Developing Python Applications on the Wiki for more in-depth information about the setup of a bridge between your IDE and a running instance of LibreOfficeDev.
L'extensió Organitzador Alternatiu de Scripts Python (OASP) facilita l'edició d'scripts Python, en particular quan s'incrusta en un document. Utilitzant OASP podeu configurar el vostre editor de codi font preferit, iniciar l'intèrpret d'ordres Python integrat i, depurar scripts Python. Hi ha extensions que ajuden a inspeccionar els objectes UNO arbitraris, consulteu Disseny i desenvolupament s'aplicacions Python per a obtindre més detalls sobre aquestes extensions.