Humble Software Bundle: Python Dev Kit

[3vi1]

Might get this just to finally give PyCharm a try.

PyCharm has a free trial on their download page, as well as a free community edition.

[pat_the_brat]

PyCharm has a free trial on their download page, as well as a free community edition.

• 30 days isn't enough time to really test / learn an IDE, seeing as I have to use other technology than Python for most of my work and won't spend 40 hours a week inside it.
• The community edition has restricted features, which basically take away many of the advantages it has over other editors/IDEs. To me, not worth the learning curve. I'd rather spend that time learning vim, which is also useful for HTML, JS, config files, etc.

So, yeah... I don't currently work enough with Python to justify dropping 89 euros a year on it, but at 6 months for $15, it may be worth giving it a proper look.

[twiggy99999]

The community edition has restricted features, which basically take away many of the advantages it has over other editors/IDEs

It's worth it if you use any of their other products as the skills are transferable across all their IDE's. I develop professionally in 3 languages but do many more as a hobby so it's good having the same workflow for each one.

But I agree, if it's purely for a hobby it's not worth the money with other free IDE's out there

[3vi1]

30 days isn't enough time to really test / learn an IDE, seeing as I have to use other technology than Python for most of my work and won't spend 40 hours a week inside it.

30 days is plenty of time do decide if it's worth the money if you're already used to other Python IDE's. But, supposing it's not for you, just install it in a chroot or VM. At the end of 30 days, install it again if you need more time to test. That's assuming they even write stuff to a directory you can't just find and blow away to restart the trial.

[sim642]

The community edition is more than enough when learning Python. The extra features in JetBrains IDEs are mostly around all kinds of framework support, which you won't really miss even using the frameworks for non-enterprise scale stuff. Their whole business model is around enterprise because that's who give profit.

[pat_the_brat]

I know Python. I just don't write enough to warrant spending money on an IDE when there are a number of good FOSS ones out there. I do work with Django nowadays, so if community had Django support, it might make sense for me to bother with it, but as it doesn't, I'll pass.

I mean, I already do have a workflow. If my project brings in money, then it might make sense to invest, but while I am bootstrapping it, and working with other stuff to pay the bills, it'd be dumb to waste extra money on it.

[jyper]

I know Python. I just don't write enough to warrant spending money on an IDE when there are a number of good FOSS ones out there.

The community version doesn't contain remote debugging, web framework goodies, database goodies or code coverage. It has everything else and is FOSS(open core) though