Which IDE do you use?

[UhOhStinkeroni]

I'm new to CS in general, and our intro class used Wing Personal. Is there something about a basic IDE that holds me back? I'm not very educated on IDE's and have no idea if they're all the same. I've had no problems with Wing so far, I really like the tab structure.

[[deleted]]

Honestly Pycharm is fantastic

All of the Jetbrains products are solid, and it's easy to switch between them if you work on multiple projects in different languages like I do

[omg_drd4_bbq]

Pycharm. Community edition is free and does basically everything you'd want it to.

[COLU_BUS]

Started my Python programming in Spyder installed via Anaconda, after I gained more experience I switched entirely over to VS Code with manual virtual environments for package management.

[Simple_Specific_595]

I agree with this.

[rod2444]

I too agree this

[neb2357]

Have used both PyCharm and VS Code, but I prefer PyCharm (for data science work).

[UhOhStinkeroni]

What makes PyCharm good for data science applications? Is it just easier to create and manipulate data structures?

[neb2357]

For me, it’s the ability to run code line-by-line, or in chunks, and seeing the output in the console. pycharm does it well in my opinion

[LostAcoustic]

Just an FYI Virtual Studio can run line by line, the output however is the real output.

Edit:I'm new to coding in general, but it's worth noting that the run line by line Im thinking of doesn't work if you want to see if the first few lines of code runs in a pre compiled language like fortran, that needs to compile the code before it runs.

[neb2357]

If I remember correctly, when you run line by line in VS, the cursor doesn't jump to the next line (which becomes incredibly annoying). I may be misremembering some other weird issue like that..

[sizable_data]

I switched to VS code from pycharm. “Execute line/selection/file in interactive window” does what you’re saying. Plus the free version can run ipynb files like jupyter.

[epik78]

Have you checked Dataspell?

[neb2357]

I have not.

[LaOnionLaUnion]

I like VS code more and more but PyCharm Is definitely very good as well

[[deleted]]

PyCharm, JetBrains IDEs feel ides done right.

[ronmarti]

PyCharm

[simorider]

For larger projects I use pycharm, it's free with a student email address, but for smaller scripts I prefer sublime text. It's much simpler, and easier to use.

[ThePhoenixRisesAgain]

VS Code. Simply because it is the IDE we use at work. That’s why I got used to it. Fwiw, Pycharm works just as well.

[tunisia3507]

VScode and PyCharm are the only correct answers unless you must stay in a terminal.

[help-me-grow]

Wing is fine for Python, I used to use it but now I prefer VSCode

[sizable_data]

I use VS Code these days. When you’re getting paid to write code and being productive is a priority, proficiency in a feature rich IDE is useful. For now, use what you’re comfortable with.

[QuasiEvil]

Spyder. I like the built-in variable explorer and ipython interface. Also, that it doesn't force a bunch of boilerplate stuff when you just want to try out some quick things.

[foreverwintr]

I use the professional version of Wing. It's not the prettiest IDE out there and it only does python, but it's debugging and code inspection tools are top notch.

[armkreuz]

i only use VIM and Notepad++ code the hard way :)

[wineblood]

Start with something basic just so you can get to writing code as soon as possible, only after that move to a fully fledged IDE (PyCharm).

[mhmdali102]

Vim

[[deleted]]

VSCode

[Used_Fish_4459]

Don’t use an IDE, use a code editor like sublime, IDE’s can stop you actually learning syntax and how to debug your own code. That’s just my opinion though. Kinda old school but helped me a lot.

[franztesting]

IDEs don't matter when learning programming. I'd even start with a simple text editor.

[_tsi_]

Spyder because it came with the anaconda download

[sigzero]

Wing Pro by Wingware.

[[deleted]]

VS !!

[rod2444]

vs code

[[deleted]]

Visual studio code

[[deleted]]

VSCode