What is your favorite IDE/Text Editor to use for Python?

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  • Spyder

    Official repository for Spyder - The Scientific Python Development Environment

  • I also have a fondness for Spyder, which was my first non-IDLE IDE experience. It is heavily geared toward scientific computing.

  • thonny

    Python IDE for beginners

  • If you're learning how to program for the first time, I generally recommend Thonny. Lightweight, full of useful features, but more importantly, the debugger really helps break down what is happening "under-the-hood" when you execute your code.

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  • Visual Studio Code

    Visual Studio Code

  • If you've programmed in the past and want a more "feature-rich" IDE, there's PyCharm or VS Code. Both are solid.

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