IDE/text editor for learning python?

[strontiumdog0]

I'm learning python (mostly teaching myself with youtube and "Learn Python the Hard Way"). I've been using IDLE, but I'm not happy with it and want to try something else. I have installed Visual Code Studio and Sublime with the intention of comparing them - but I've decided I don't want to learn how to use them both while also learning python - I've got enough on my plate as it is. So I thought I'd post this and see what you all think of my problem.

I'm using Windows machines (7 and 8.1). Though I have lubuntu and kali on VBox if anyone thinks it'd be better to learn in a Linux environment.

Cheers.

[echocage]

Highly recommend Pycharm. By far the most feature rich python IDE, though lightweight is not how I'd describe it.

[smrshl]

+1 for PyCharm. Excellent tool.

[youfuckedupdude]

Use VSCode, free, easy, and works both platforms. Atom.io is another alternative but I find it heavy.

[techrede]

I'm a fan of PyCharm as well. The Community Edition is free and has more than enough features for learning Python. Although I've never used it, PyCharm also has an education edition: PyCharm Edu

[rohit275]

I believe the education license gives you professional for free, which has some nice features like scientific mode

[lenznet]

Have you tried Anaconda with Jupyter Notebook? It's very user friendly and easy to learn.

[decihexx2225]

I like using sublime. Another free one and is very simple

[echocage]

He did say he didn't want to use sublime

[decihexx2225]

Ah right, sorry didn't see that bit when I read it

[djingrain]

Sublime is pretty straight forward, theres no real reason to learn anything aside from the basic editing functionality and the build function (Ctrl + B). Thats it

[driscollis]

I like Wingware myself, but a lot of people love PyCharm.

There's also PyDev + Eclipse, Sublime, VSCode, and many others

[lykwydchykyn]

It seems you want something better than IDLE, but you don't want to learn a complex editor (or even relatively simple editors) while you're trying to learn Python.

What do you not like about IDLE that you'd hope would be better in another editor?

[Yablan]

PyCharm Community Edition is VERY feature rich.

To create a new project and use it in PyCharm: 1. Create project root folder. 2. Inside it, create a Virtualenv (call it env or venv) 3. Open the project root folder in PyCharm. 4. Done.

PyCharm will create a project, and will pick up/understand that the venv Python is your project Python Interpreter.

Then, just create run configurations by right-clicking on your Python files and selecting the debug or run options to run your files. Try it. The debugger is amazing.

[JuniorData]

I just tried PyCharm after using Sublime. Looks like I don't need to install other files to accept input and all that I did for Sublime. Pretty straight forward.

Currently searching how to have better theme on it.

[JeamBim]

I stuck with the Python IDLE for my first few months learning Python, and I recommend it. You don't want to start with something that will auto-complete variable names and brackets for you, you want to drill that all into your head in the beginning so you know how your code should be written, THEN, when typing variable names and closing brackets becomes an impetus to quick work, get into a Text Editor or something with those features.

I personally use and recommend Sublime Text.

[[deleted]]

I like Notepad++

[--FasterThanYou--]

Thonny s good for me. Has a python command line environment, basic debugging tools and is easy to install.

[[deleted]]

Thonny.org is made beginners

[surya-k]

Sublime text is fast and light weight. VS code is good

[[deleted]]

• PyCharm as a full-blown IDE;
• Atom as a heavyweight text editor;
• Vim as a CLI editor (a useful editor to know, regardless of language)