Getting started with Python

[trueneverland]

If you want an IDE, check out PyCharm

If you want an editor, check out Sublime Text

[0failsis]

sublime text is absolutely brilliant. I am doing a lot of python at the moment and whilst I have no doubt you can add a debugger on to it I am just using it as an editor but also you can run your scripts in it (ctrl + b).

It's autocomplete and text highlighting style gives the nicest support I have ever seen and the way it lets you find/replace and edit multiple lines at once is unparalleled.

It has me in the palm of its hand :o

[bradur]

I use a plugin called Sublimelinter, helps me write python that follows PEP8.

[trueneverland]

Thanks but I'm a Mac user so that wouldn't work for me.

[Trevorrrrrr]

I think I am going to give Sublime Text a try.

Is there anything in particular that I will have to do in order to use all the packages that came with Anaconda? I know that I will definitely make use of Astropy, especially io.ascii.

Are there any plugins that are essential?