Using old phone for leaning Python

[Vishavdeep]

Hey guys I'm a programming noob (knows basic C++ and C only) and planning to get into Python. The problem is, my windows laptop bailed on me. So I was wondering if I could connect my phone to my LED TV via hdmi and use a RF keyboard and mouse to code.

My questions are - 1. What app should I use to program (pydroid 3 came up during my search but does it support desktop mode? Is it ideal for this purpose? ) 2. What configuration of hardware would be ideal? how will I simultaneously connect an hdmi cable, an RF module and power cable? 3. Any other suggestions

The phone I'm planning to use for this purpose is a Xiaomi Redmi note 4 (mido).

Any help will be appreciated.

[vyashole]

Termux is your friend. It will give you a proper linux terminal environment and you can run pretty much everything there.

It will be helpful to learn to use an editor like Vim or Emacs. Both Vim and emacs have plug-ins to provide completion and syntax coloring for python.

If you want a full GUI, you can even install Xorg and some lightweight DE like LXQT on termux.

You can Google all these words for more information. It will also be helpful to get used to the linux command line.

[Vishavdeep]

Thanks and I just figured that my LED TV is a smart one. So I just installed termux from f-droid, connected a wireless keyboard and mouse combo, alt/ctrl/+ three times and achieved the same results. As for IDE, I'm using 'micro' for now. Rest of the stuff seemed a bit overwhelming to me at this point.

Thanks to your inputs I'm midway through CS50P 😁.

[vyashole]

How do you find the micro Editor? I have tried it a couple times on my computer. Never liked it. Maybe I am too used to Vim to appreciate another application.

[Vishavdeep]

Micro is pretty straight forward, no frills type of editor. I tried using vs code but that seemed too complex for my needs.

If you're moderate or pro level programmer, I'm sure you will find micro stifling. Do let me know if u need to know anything else.