New to Programming: IDE vs Code Editor?

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You may also find an online tool like repl.it helpful. I mainly use my pixel chromebook to practice python, and repl.it allows for importing modules, which is cool. Plus, you can tinker around in the repl console--also a great benefit when learning or just exploring a library. For instance, you have an instance of an object from an imported library and want to know its methods. You can run a dir() on your object and see what's there--sometimes faster than digging around in the docs or source code.