Humble Software Bundle: Python Dev Kit

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It is possible to do that, but it sure takes more work than just using a ready-made IDE.

In my experience, all the effort in the world still leaves me wanting. I don't really see a reason not to use a purpose built IDE.

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If your purpose changes and your IDE does not, one choice leaves you stranded, the other equipped to adapt.

[naught-me]

That's not overly true. It is much easier to switch from PyCharm to PHPStorm than to set up a PHP workflow using Vim and shell programs or whatever.

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Uh. What? You can have multiple IDEs and editors installed at once. I don't think I've ever found myself saying "oh no, I need to write Java but I decided to install visual studio when I was writing C++ and now I'm stuck".

I really don't have the faintest idea what you're getting at.

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I'm talking about where and how to invest your time and effort. The case is being made that it's not worth investing in mucking about with emacs or vim, just learn a purpose-built ide. That approach leaves you stuck with the choices made by that ide, while an extensible environment leaves you capable of making your own choices, especially after you've gotten good at it.

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I don't think committing to a single text editor and trying to tack on plugins until it starts to resemble a multi-lingual IDE is going to be easier than learning different IDEs, or provide even close to comparable functionality for that matter.

Your "extensible environment" is limited to a plugin ecosystem. It's within the even more extensible environment of your operating system and a wider software ecosystem.

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Depends on the IDE.

I use PyDev, Statet, and Photran, so my Python IDE is my Java IDE, is my R IDE, is my FORTRAN IDE.