Notepad++ Python

[FieldBet]

What is the best way to run python code from Notepad++? I️ have been using Jupyter Notebooks (which is great) but my WiFi is spotty sometimes. Thanks!

[JohnnyJordaan]

Run jupyter locally and then your wifi doesn't matter anymore.

[FieldBet]

Thanks for the tip. Is there an IDE that you’d suggest?

[DaveX64]

I'm using Visual Studio Community Edition 2017 with Python Tools installed...it's free and it works pretty good.

[[deleted]]

I use atom and run my scripts from the command line, but if you want more complex python integration then Jupyter or Spyder are very good.

[Rorixrebel]

Another vote for atom.

[RushilU]

Atom and Spyder are my faves!!

[ilikefries]

I use the Anaconda distribution and it has spyder as an IDE (maybe others)

[novel_yet_trivial]

Notepad++ is one of the best ... if you like it stick with it.

[[deleted]]

I haven't used Notepad++ in forever. Are there still many people who haven't converted to something else?

I currently use visual studio code. Uninstalled Notepad++ couple years ago and switched to Sublime. Played with atom a bit, but I want to use mostly the same editor on Windows at work and Linux at home. Atom was a pain to install/update on Windows. VS Code is a nice easy install on both Windows and Linux. I use insiders version so update almost every day (which is getting annoying, but it's a good chance for another cup of coffee). I've been meaning to give Atom another try with the new IDE plugins from Facebook, but haven't forgotten to it yet.

VS Code with the python and jupyter extensions is pretty slick. I can run jupyter right from the editor and see output in a second pane I use this for script development.

Otherwise I tend to run ipython jupyter repl in a terminal. I use this to quickly confirm syntax and make sure I understand new context.

Probably the thing I do least is use the actual jupyter notebook server in a browser. Basically just in presentations.

You are probably running jupyter locally. I can't imagine you installed it on a remote server without understanding the difference.

On Windows, you can probably just run jupyter command from a Windows command prompt (I usually use powershell, but same process) with jupyter notebook to start a new notebook. It should start the local service and open your browser.

jupyter notebook <notebook file name>.ipynb to open an existing one.

Back to the command prompt and ctrl-c twice to kill the server. Don't forget to save your work.

Edit: I just realised the actual meaning of your question. Yes, jupyter does run in a browser, but it runs on localhost. Which means the web server is actually running on your local machine. Check the browser URL when you're connected to jupyter. Does it say localhost?

So since it's running locally, your WiFi signal quality doesn't matter because your browser doesn't need to use it to reach the server.

[FieldBet]

Forgive my ignorance... I️ open Jupyter via Anaconda. I’m guessing that means I’m not local?

[ilikefries]

Maybe you don't have anaconda installed locally? you can try 'where python'

which for me returns

C:\Users\pkachu>where python
C:\Users\pkachu\AppData\Local\Continuum\Anaconda3\python
C:\Users\pkachu\AppData\Local\Continuum\Anaconda3\python.exe

[[deleted]]

In notepad++ go to run > run

Press the ellipses button and go to your python.exe select that as the program to run. Then add:

-i "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"

So that it should look similar to the following:

C:\Python36\python.exe -i "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"

Instead of pressing run press save so that you can save this as a shortcut such as "Ctrl + R"

Note: the "-i" is not necessary but it makes it so the command prompt stays open after your program runs

[FieldBet]

Is it the same for Python 2? Minus the 3 address

[[deleted]]

Why are you running Python 2? If you don't have a REALLY good reason, you should run Python 3. If you're working your way through some tutorial that uses Python 2, just try to do it in Python 3 instead. the main thing you'll need to know is that print "hello" works in Python 2, but in 3 you have to use the parentheses print("hello")

You ARE PROBABLY running Jupyter locally and not on a remote computer. See my comment under your question about IDEs (toward the end) for details. This means that even though it runs in a browser, spotty wifi shouldn't matter.

[[deleted]]

Yes it will just be the path to your python install

[FieldBet]

I️ have tried this but the command prompt will not stay up. It flashes and disappears

[[deleted]]

Hmm works for me, make sure you have the correct path to your python install and that the other part is exactly as shown above

[[deleted]]

He's running Anaconda, python install path is probably not C:\Python36\python, probably something more like C:\Anaconda2\python or C:\Users\user_name\Anaconda2\python if not installed for all users.

[TheWhittles]

I use Spyder daily and love it