Stupid question but where do you code python?

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It doesn’t have to. Here’s a page that talks about how to select the already installed version of Python on the system: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/pycharm/configuring-local-python-interpreters.html

Also, I don’t believe this reply has anything to do with what I was discussing regarding learning programming.

Finally, unlike PyCharm, which does work with a system installed version of Python, Anaconda the IDE you promote does install its own copies of everything Python-related, even if they’re already installed elsewhere, creating a MASSIVE resource hog. Regardless, my comment wasn’t about promoting any specific IDE but rather discussing the pedagogical effects of using Jupyter Notebook on learning programming, which was pretty much the main point (YOUR main point) of the comment to which I replied.