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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