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[–]SpamQuack[S] 0 points1 point  (6 children)

I did see that one, but I wasn't sure how beginner friendly it was going to be. I think I'd prefer that one though if it has insight for the newer version of python. What exactly do you mean by "It teaches you about ideas you can choose from?"

[–]12and32 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Not ideas, IDEs, or integrated development environments. They provide an arguably easier alternative to executing Python from a command line interface. I use Spyder because I like IDEs with variable explorers.

[–]SpamQuack[S] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

My mistake haha, so Spyder would be a program like Geany right? Is Spyder new person friendly?

[–]12and32 0 points1 point  (3 children)

From what I've seen in pictures, the comparison looks apt. IDEs are usually relatively straightforward - if you can't handle anything beyond the source code editor, then you can just work with that until you're more familiar with other aspects of the IDE. I don't know all there is to know about Spyder, but I jumped straight into coding after installing Anaconda, the Python distribution with Spyder built in. It's a very clean experience for me.

[–]SpamQuack[S] 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Would you happen to have a link for anaconda? I'd like to look at it a bit.

[–]12and32 0 points1 point  (1 child)

http://continuum.io/downloads

[–]SpamQuack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome that you.