Best Python IDE & Code Editors for Beginners [Updated Guide]
1. Pydev
Platform: GNU/Linux/macOS/Windows/Solaris
Official website: https://www.eclipse.org/; http://pydev.org/
Advantage:
- Easy to learn and also includes several features (CPython, Jython, IronPython)
- The Pydev plugin to code in Python on Eclipse
- Code Completion and Code Analysis
Disadvantage:
- User interfaces not very enriching.
2. Pycharm
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
Advantage:
- Active community support
- Live code verification and syntax highlighting
- Executes edits and debugs Python code without any external requirements
Disadvantage:
- Slow loading time
- The default setting may require adjustment before existing projects can be used.
3. Sublime Text
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: http://www.sublimetext.com/
Advantage:
- Fast with very few bugs (big advantage)
- Opens large files
- Supports many languages
Disadvantage:
- Difficult to modify, everything goes through JSON.
- License required
- Learning the shortcuts
4. Visual Studio Code
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://code.visualstudio.com
Advantage
- More than 4700 extensions
- A powerful code management engine
- On-demand import of keyboard shortcuts from other Python editors such as Sublime Text or Atom
Disadvantage:
- Difficulty to find the extension that best suits your needs due to the thousands of extensions available
5. Vim
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://www.vim.org
Advantage:
- Software is feature-rich and provides a good user experience with community support.
- Recognition and conversion of file formats (UNIX, MS-DOS or Mac)
Disadvantage:
- Not enough innovative features
6. GNU/Emacs
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://www.gnu.org
Advantage :
- Free and fully customizable software.
- Automatic insertion of elements required by the document structure, such as spaces, newlines, and brackets;
- 24-bit color encoded support for the terminals supporting it
Disadvantage:
- Not easy to use for beginners in programming
7. Atom/Atom-IDE
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://atom.io/
Advantage:
- Fully customizable interface
- Well documented
- Offers almost everything VS Code has to offer
Disadvantage:
- Excessive RAM consumption
- Further improvements are needed in system latency and optimization.
- Not really suitable for handling large code files
8. IDLE
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://docs.python.org/3/library/idle.html
Advantage:
- It can be used to execute a single statement.
- It can be used to create, modify, and execute Python scripts.
- It offers features like syntax highlighting, auto-completion & smart indent.
- It has a debugger with stepping & breakpoint features.
Disadvantage:
- IDLE is not available by default in python distribution for Linux.
- It needs a respective package manager for installation.
9. Spyder
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://github.com/spyder-ide/spyder
Advantage:
- Community support
- Rich in development tool features
- Complete documentation
Disadvantage:
- Execution dependencies
- Optional dependencies
10. Thonny
Platform: Linux/macOS/Windows
Official website: https://thonny.org
Advantage:
- IDE adapted for beginners' learning
- Basic and functional user interface
- Does not require a large amount of memory to run
Disadvantage:
- If you are an experienced developer, this software is certainly not for you.
- Only basic functionalities
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