I may say that i was turned off by idle initially, never used it at all until i landed on another pc to teach someone.
it changed my opinion on it, as it was not as horrible as expected. it was nice enough not to overwhelm a beginner. it could open and run files (and nice, at least a python editor made using the python language itself) however of course, popular ides have done a far better job, but if you are really screwed, it is ok and ... a normal beginner won't realise the difference else, this is the first tutor thread i feel came on the brink of explosion and may i suggest something, if someone is a beginner and will use scientific packages often, better go on with spyder. look you might say i won't need other packages but just for matplotlib, how many sci modules you need?, as you follow awesome tutorials, one pulls in the other. so, don't forget spyder even if py3.6 puts you off cheers, Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer, Mauritius abdurrahmaanjanhangeer.wordpress.com On 31 Jul 2017 03:10, "George Sconyers via Tutor" <tutor@python.org> wrote: > Hello all. I am getting started with Python and looking for a recommended > compiler for an Ubuntu environment. I've been using gedit but don't get the > benefit of auto-indentation and color coding of key words. It is laziness > for sure but as the programs get longer I am increasingly OK with being > lazy. Wpuld also like something that facilitates debuggig and stepping > through code. Thoughts? > ThanksGeorge > > > Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
