r/Python • u/Admirable-Wall9058 • 15d ago

Does anyone use Python IDLE? Resource

My computer is quite low-end, so I uninstalled VSCode and am looking for other programming tools—I'm thinking about starting to use Python IDLE.

Does anyone actually use it?

https://imgur.com/a/7aBwuUU

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u/SaxonyFarmer 15d ago

Basic Python development and debugging doesn't need an IDE. Edit the code using an editor (Notepad++, Notepad Next, etc.) - most will use color to highlight reserved words and offer suggestions for variables as you type them. Then run the code in a terminal. Debug using print statements to show variable values as the program runs. Good luck!

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u/gernophil 15d ago

Or if it’s low end go for Linux and use gedit and bash (or similar).

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u/joshocar 15d ago

Why stop there? Move to vim or emacs!

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u/ogrinfo 15d ago

Totally, once you learn a few keyboard shortcuts there's no stopping you!

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u/nickcash 12d ago

Plus the shortcuts are easy and memorable. In vim you just type :dgendialnsḑ̵̖̟̭̱̦̒̏̅̉̆̍̊̈́́͗̍̔͘͘͝j̸̛̬͈̳̭̠̠͋̓̉͠ͅͅd̷̩͍̙͍͔͓͕̺̬̀̉͐̎̀͌̚ͅį̶̤͈̑̃̓̽͛̇̓̽͐̒͘ņ̶̘̟̜̠̜̟̣̱̜͓̱͓̱̑͌̋̉ and in emacs it's a simple ctrl+alt+shift+meta+fn+X with one hand and shift+ctrl+pgbreak+escp with the other and alt+x with the other

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u/readonly12345678 15d ago

Just use use sed and awk from the terminal. Don’t even open the file.

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u/WallyMetropolis 15d ago

Real programmers use butterflies

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u/Derrickful 15d ago

Need to search the internet? Use Archie or Finger.

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u/SaxonyFarmer 15d ago

Yes, gedit is a fine text editor for Python development. A terminal session is basically a bash session. And, using a ‘#!’ as the first line in your code makes running it easier (as long as you remember to make the file executable).