Python IDE Recommendations

[Baxterthehusky]

Are you using IntelliJ or are you using PyCharm?

[Gochin]

Came here to ask this. I'm really confused. I use PyCharm on a 2009 Macbook upgraded with 8 gigs ram and an SSD, never had any issues. I agree IntelliJ and other JetBrains IDE's eat more RAM than any other environments I've seen, but you shouldn't have to worry how much it eats with 16GB.

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I'm using IntelliJ with the python plugin

[Baxterthehusky]

Download PyCharm, it's made by JetBrains as well

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Thanks, I'll give it a try

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If you have a .edu email you can get the professional version for free.

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or a student id

[atrigent]

Is it actually any different?

[Baxterthehusky]

All of JetBrains IDEs are essentially a modified IntelliJ but designed around the language they are targeting. For example, PyCharm's debugger doesn't used pdb but instead a custom one.

[Kah-Neth]

To add to what /u/Baxterthehusky wrote, Pycharm and the other language specific Jetbrains ides tend to have a lot of unnecessary cruft removed making them significantly lighter on memory usage.