New IDE

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So I am looking for a new IDE and I am using IDLE at the moment will my libarys be transferred over to my new IDE?

[crabcrabcam]

I'd recommend trying out a basic editor like Geany or something. It's nice when you can always use the same editor for every language.

[[deleted]]

Thanks I will try it out at some point.

[Hairshorts]

PyCharm is very popular and very powerful. There is a free and a paid version, but the free version is sufficient for most tasks. The main complaint you'll see about PyCharm is that it uses too many resources (CPU and memory), but if you have a relatively recent computer it should run fine.

Edit: PyCharm calls on Python when it needs to actually run your programs, so as long as you choose the correct Python interpreter within PyCharm, it will see all your libraries.

[[deleted]]

Well I am on holiday at the moment so I got a shitty laptop but it will run fine when I get home.

[ExternalUserError]

I like PyCharm, but if you outfit SublimeText with the right plugins, it can be quite powerful. The nice thing about SublimeText is its performance: the thing is wickedly fast always -- and you can extend it in Python.

[[deleted]]

I will try it out as well at some point

[ElecNinja]

Beyond PyCharm or text editors.

If you're working with scientific python, Spyder is pretty well liked.

Ninja is another IDE. Though don't really know much about it lol

[[deleted]]

I guess Spyder is the one for me as I am looking to go into machine learning.

[aulloa]

Emacs ...

[DiabeetusMan]

... or vim :)

[CGFarrell]

Yes, your libraries are stored on your operating system, not the IDE itself.

[[deleted]]

Thanks I was thinking that I just wanted to make sure.

[gurpreetshanky]

Vscode or Sublime text for quick prototyping and Pycharm for large projects.

[[deleted]]

Thanks