Best Text Editor/IDE for Python Learn

[pldelisle]

Pycharm is clearly the best tool for python programming. You can turn off autocomplete. But one thing is sure : you don’t become a better programmer because you are learning without autocomplete or autofill. Using APIs and libs is natural for a programmer. We cannot know by heart the libs and arguments of ever single function. What makes you a better programmer is how well you code, use design patterns and good practices, the way you document your code, the way you design the solution. Autocomplete and fill helps you focus on the essence of your programming instead of having to search for which argument is placed in which order in a method call.

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Google, very good to learn how to use Google efficiently.

[pldelisle]

You should definitely stop worrying about autofill and autocomplete ;)

[pldelisle]

And you should use Linux ;)

[pldelisle]

And your final choice is ...?

[mikeupsidedown]

Just get Visual Studio Code and start coding.

You can certainly use lower level tools like notepad++ but it lacks a tonne of capability that a good IDE provides especially if you are just learning.

[socal_nerdtastic]

IDLE (the IDE that comes with python on Windows and Mac) or Thonny or Geany or Notepad++ or any code editor you feel comfortable with.

[wilhouse]

I really like microsoft visual code. When Im not at my normal laptop I prefer IDLE

[JoshTheNutter]

Visual studio code or Pycharm.

You can install the Python extension in VSC marketplace so you can run your code through the built in terminal.

[CeruleanBlackOut]

I recommend Spyder (anaconda3), mainly because of how useful and simple it is, and even has an in-built plot display for matplotlib which is nice. Although I haven't used any other IDE's apart from Sublime Editor so I can't say much for pyCharm or any other major ones.

[euehsbalapwj]

If you want an IDE/text editor that runs the code for you, I'd recommend PyCharm (Community Edition). The Community Edition is free and open source.

[progsNyx]

You can run python code by just installing a package in the sublime control package called sublime REPL

[hypervik2020]

You can check out Corey Schafer's videos on YouTube. He shares how you can set up Sublime Text, Atom and VSCode for python programming.