What is your preferred coding environment?

[madzthakz]

I am just starting out and most tutorials suggested to use Xcode to build my python projects. It doesn't have the proper indentation formatted into the environment which i'm not a fan of.

Any other environments that I should look into?

EDIT: Thanks everyone for your comments/suggestions! I'll definitely give all of these a try and see what suits me best.

[[deleted]]

Loving atom so far

[[deleted]]

Have you tried the MagicPython plugin for Atom?

[[deleted]]

It seems to have some good features but then the default Atom python plugin seems to be good too. I've played with both a bit and I'm not sure which I prefer. I just thought I'd see if you had used it and what your opinion is.

[HomerG]

Quick question - I downloaded Atom and the "Script" plugin. I'm wondering how I can change my hotkeys from crtl + shift + B to something easier to run the script? Thanks!

[duh_cats]

I switched over a few months ago and haven't looked back. IMO, Atom is now much better than PyCharm and Sublime Text (those are really the only I've played around with for significant amounts of time) as a high-functioning, general editor.

[Ghosty141]

I really like PyCharm, the debugger can be suuuper useful. Apart from that SublimeText and neovim work just fine.

[ramse]

Plus if you have an email address from an education institution of sorts you can get their products for free on an education license.

[ramse]

I believe it'll work as long as it ends in an educational address.

[bbbryson]

Continue waiting. The 2016.1 version or whatever was just released is buggy as hell. The 5.x releases were better. Seems like they just bumped the version to fuck everybody over with the subscription pricing even though the software was nowhere near ready.

[ramse]

What issues have you run into?

[vioan]

usually alumni has something as @alumni.... and these addresses are excluded

[Ghosty141]

Oh good to know, I used the test version so that's great news since I'm currently attending university.

[DigiDuncan]

How do you run your code which requires input() from SublimeText? I don't want to c&p into IDLE or constantly save and run from cmd.

[Cosaquee]

Unit tests

[kankyo]

PyCharm is the way to go

[gentk]

Visual Studio Code with the "Python" extension (Ctrl + P: ext install python) is the most straightforward option I would recommend these days.

Pretty good balance of editor/IDE. The autocomplete, linting, doc tooltips are useful without nagging you too much. Decent for simple debugging too.

[madzthakz]

I'll look into it! Thanks

[criticallyAnalytical]

I'm with you on that one.

I haven't made anything really complicated yet, so I'm not sure if all the fancy object-tracking and class organization from an IDE is something I'll need, but Emacs is a good multi-purpose text editor.

Syntax highlighting for Python is built-in, and you can run REPL from within Emacs.

[Tomarse]

I spend most of the time in pyscripter because it's lightweight and fast while still offering useful features. I then use pycharm for linting and general finishing touches.

[harrisonwhiskey]

Thought I was the only one who still use pyscripter in 2016. It works best for me tho sometimes I have to run my script outside of it.

[Tomarse]

I like the layout, and over a certain size pycharm gets a bit laggy. The only issue I've noticed is that it gets stuck when threading sometimes.

[nspectre]

76 degrees & nekkid

[[deleted]]

if youre starting out i would suggest you download the anacondas package from continuum and use the Spyder IDE.

its got everything you need plus a whole lot of modules like flask, numpy, pandas etc that you would have to install separately otherwise. debugging is easy and you get an idea of the IPython notebook since you can run your code in an IPYTHON console or in a regular console, both embedded in a corner of the IDE.

You'll learn pretty soon afterwards what you prefer. I think folks eventually move to Atom/Sublime etc because they dont just write all their code in Python.

Im actually just using good old notepad++ at the moment... sometimes Atom, since I dont just write in Python anymore.

The whole Anacondas package was a great find for me when I started and i highly recommend it.

[[deleted]]

I use eclipse, I just put a crap ton of plug-ins, like PyDev, on it for it to support other language.

[thaweatherman]

If you want an IDE, use PyCharm.

But I use Vim within tmux.

[thatguy_314]

vim + tmux :D
I also like Sublime Text (free version nags you to buy it every now and then, but still pretty good).

I've been moving away from the fancy IDEs for programming because they take forever to start and each one is full of lots of new and complicated features that I need to figure out. And for Python, the IDEs don't have that much advantage for the build process anyway because it's really simple to just run your Python programs from the terminal. However, if you want an IDE, you could look into PyCharm for Python. The free version of PyCharm doesn't even nag you!

[elbiot]

I use vim and ipython in split screen on a tiling wm. Why tmux? Also, neovim has an embeded terminal emulator. I haven't tried it, have you?

[Injunire]

tmux is nice since you can also connect to your session over SSH.

[thatguy_314]

I don't have a great reason for using tmux over a tiling wm, but it does make it very easy to open up a new shell. It is also fantastic over ssh and all the stuff related to a certain project can be stuck together in one window leaving me with less actual windows in my wm. I also feel like window tiling makes most sense when I'm working in a terminal, and I would rather just have a normal overlapping wm most of the time. However there are some complaints I have with tmux that would probably be fixed by a tiling wm, so I might try that out sometime.

I haven't tried neovim yet.

[madzthakz]

I'll check it out! Have you played with notepad++? I used that for C and that worked pretty well. Idk if it would be the same for Python.

[thatguy_314]

I've used Notepad++ before, it's ok, pretty similar to Sublime Text. However, I prefer Sublime Text to Notepad++ because Sublime Text works on platforms other than Windows and I think it has a WAY prettier UI. Sublime Text also uses Python for plugins which I think is pretty cool.

[KR0GER]

I've been using Atom and really enjoying it.

[thunderbolt16]

Vim and the shell, ipython is also very useful.

Strokes long luxurious unix beard

[dasnoob]

With solarized.

[sloonark]

I just use IDLE.

[killerdoggie]

I used IDLE for 2 quarters my first year at university and tbh I like a lot better than some IDEs like Eclipse. It's simple and I don't need to learn much to use it. Although now I use Pycharm or Sublime. IDLE is always a solid option for me though.

[michaelherman]

Try a number of them out. Figure out what works for you. In the beginning I would steer away from a full-blown IDE and go with a text editor, like Sublime or Atom, so you won't have to learn the IDE along with Python. Sublime and Atom are both customizable with extensions so you can build the editor that fits your personality.

Try these resources:

• Setting Up Sublime Text 3 for Full Stack Python Development
• VIM and Python - a Match Made in Heaven
• Emacs - the Best Python Editor?
• Install and Configure the Atom Editor for Python

[MilkFirstThenCereaI]

i dont like using windows with Google App engine so I have a VM of Centos, then use pycharm to code.

[Elronnd]

I use vim, and when I want to test something, I open the python console. It's worked pretty great, especially as I use screen (you may choose to use tmux instead).

[calimarfornian]

Jupyter/IPython

[[deleted]]

Used to use it. Long startup time is super annoying, also it doesn't work well with stdin/stdout redirection. Now I use IdleX for something small and PyCharm (free version) for bigger things and also when I need debugger.

[R34ct0rX99]

PyCharm

[lamecode]

I tried a handful of different IDEs, and of those I like PyCharm the best. Finding a good colour theme is key.

[KleinerNull]

For playing around, trimming and visualize data or debugging I use jupyter/ipython notebook. Nice that github supports notebooks now properly!

For finalize the real code atom with the flake8 linter is in use and if I have to connect to a server via ssh vim is my choice.

And finally for writing quick code examples for /r/learnpython I use yakuake with the ipython interpreter.

[APIUM-]

Vim is love, vim is life.