For Windows check out PyScripter. Its IDE is similar to Borland Delphi and I find it very easy to use. Whatever works for you would be "best" for you. PyScripter is FREE and I would highly recommend it for people who are new to Python or people with programming experience that are used to programming in a IDE.
Regards, T. Green On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 6:52 AM, Dave Angel <da...@ieee.org> wrote: > Eddie <eddie9...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi guys, >> >> What would you regard as the best free Python editor to use on Windows >> for a new guy? Searching Google i see that there is quite a few out >> there and is "VIM" the best one to go with? >> >> Regards >> Eddie >> >> >> > This is such a common question on the python forums it ought to be in a > FAQ, and maybe it is. > > VI and EMACS are the two "standard" Unix editors, going back decades. > Somebody used to the flexibility of either of those two, who is now stuck > on Windows, would naturally not want to give up any of the "customizability" > of these. And people have posted macros for each to automate some of the > things you'd like for Python, such as auto-indent. VIM is an editor in that > heritage. > > Somebody who's used Windows for 20 years, however, might expect that > Ctrl-S, Ctrl-F4, Alt-F4, etc. have standard meanings. So they might be more > comfortable in an editor that starts with the Windows interface, and builds > on it. I use metapad for many things, though not for Python. Others use > Notepad++. > > Next question is whether you want an IDE. The ability to single-step in > the debugger, locate and fix a problem in source, and start again, in a > single environment is appealing. When I have a stack trace showing in the > debugger, I can use the debugger to locate the source at any level of that > stack without having to explicitly load the file and jump to the specified > line number. And no risk that the same file is already loaded into some > other editor and I'm going to lose changes if some are made one place and > some another. And of course, it's nice to have a locals window, a globals > window, a watch window, ... > > People that do not like an IDE cite the advantage of using a single editor > for several programming languages, for word processing, and for web design. > If such an editor is highly programmable, that would seem very good as > well. > > So then it comes down to opinion. I use the (not-free) Komodo IDE. There > is a free Komodo-Edit with most of the same features, but I really don't > know what subset it includes. It is programmable with many canned add-ins, > or you can customize it yourself with recorded macros and with scripts in > Python or (I think) Javascript. Its addin technology is related somehow to > Firefox, and I think it used a lot of the Mozilla code in its engine. The > default UI is very familiar to people with Windows experience, though I > don't know how it works on Mac and Linux > > http://www.activestate.com/komodo/ Komodo IDE > http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit/ opensource Komodo Edit > http://www.activestate.com/komodo_edit/comparison/ comparison between > the two > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
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