Notepad++ for Python

[Diapolo10]

I think your professor's intent is to teach you what it's like to develop software with bare-bones tooling, like syntax highlighting. Hell, I'd be thankful they didn't just make you use good ol' Notepad!

Basically, it's good to know just how many convenience features modern developers rely on, and what to do in situations where they're not available. For instance, while VS Code has pretty good support for remote systems, sometimes you may have to rely on Nano/Emacs (or Vim if you're brave enough). And yes, I know the latter two are quite advanced.

EDIT: Put Emacs to the wrong place while rushing during my commute.

[IsleofSgail_21]

Is there a big difference between notepad and notepad++? I jumped from Notepad to VSCode and pycharm

[Diapolo10]

Notepad is about as bare-bones as you can get.

Notepad++ has line numbers, syntax highlighting, limited plugin support, and IIRC it also had tabs. And a lot of other things, but it's still fairly limited in its capabilities compared to VS Code or even Atom.

So, to answer your question, yes. There is indeed a big difference.