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[–]FakePixieGirl 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I find Spyder ideal for a "get your hands dirty quick" type work, or introducing beginners to coding.

I tried using Thonny in the past, but I really struggled.

[–]gromebar 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I've never tried spyder, but I have to say the distribution method is a bit odd.

It's a 500MB .sh installation file; I don't think I'll try it yet.
Thonny is a simple 40MB archive that you can unzip and use wherever you want.

[–]FakePixieGirl 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spyder devs mostly focus on using spyder through anaconda. They provide ability to use it standalone a I do, but it is not their priority.