What lightweight and open source Python IDEs would you recommend (if any) for Linux?

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  1. Geany

    A fast and lightweight IDE

    Link: https://www.geany.org/

  2. SaaSHub

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  3. vscodium

    binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing

  4. thonny

    Python IDE for beginners

    Thonny - https://thonny.org

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