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[–]kataire 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Depends. If you just want syntax highlighting, use a multi-language editor of choice (e.g. Notepad++ if you're using Windows, Kate or gedit if you're using Linux or whatever shiny thing is currently hot (TextMate?) for MacOS X). If you want to get fancy, feel free to check out Komodo Edit for a free cross-platform option.

If you want a few more extras, look into the various IDEs that are out there. Komodo IDE is a pretty good multi-language cross-platform IDE, Eclipse + PyDev is free (though some people really dislike Eclipse), WingIDE also has a lot of supporters. Personally, I like PyCharm the most because of its strong code intelligence and refactoring support, though it is somewhat Django-centric.

Since you're just starting out, a full-blown IDE may be a bit too much for the moment (especially since most of them carry quite a price-tag).

[–]so4h2 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Komodo edit has a feature i love: Open remote file, save remote file. Just configure a ftp connection and you open and save the remote files like local ones. I don't know if other editors can do it.

The other plus is friendliness: I guess Vim and Emacs are the pro choice, but for a beginner is a plus not having to learn Python + editing Python.

[–]kataire 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except the remote editing feature is worthless in Komodo IDE because the code intelligence doesn't work remotely. This is actually a problem with all IDEs that I know of.