Best python editor

Best python editor :

What is an IDE?

An IDE (Integrated Development Environment) is a complete programming environment in the form of an application. It generally consists of a compiler, a code editor and a debugger.

Before reviewing the different IDEs on the market, we will look at what it takes to have a good python coding environment.

To program in python, there are a multitude of features that allow us to better understand our code:

• Be able to debug his code easily. We can see the behavior of our program at runtime and rectify the code if needed.
• Saving your workspace when you close the editor
• Syntax highlighting. Being able to spot keywords and variables easily will allow you to read and understand the code more easily.
• A search engine that takes into account the programming language: it allows for example to search for the name of a function avoiding comments and literal expressions,
• The automatic formatting. It will allow you to organize your code according to the predefined language.
• A version control tool. Such a tool allows several programmers to work simultaneously on source code files.

There are other features specific to each IDE, I leave it up to you to see which one you are interested in for your project.

Here is a list of the IDEs I prefer when I code in python

Top 5 of Best python editor :

1. PyCharm (My best python editor)

There are 3 versions available for Pycharm :

The Community version under Apache license, the Educational version and the Professional version under proprietary license. The first two versions are open source while the Professional version is paid for. It is cross-platform and runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

All the features listed below are available in this software. Its simplicity and ease of use make it my favorite IDE.

You can download Pycharm at this address: Download Pycharm

2. Eclipse (Pydev)

One of Eclispe’s strong points is that it is multi-lingual. Its first version was concentrated only in the Java language. There is an extension for Python development: Pydev. It allows you to transform Eclipse into an IDE for python. It is cross-platform and runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.

You can download eclipse at this address: Download Eclipse
And also the Pydev extension: Download Pydev

3. Sublime Text

The advantage of sublime is that its interface is very uncluttered. There is not a multitude of windows that hide the code, which is intended to leave a lot of space for the part of the code. There are a multitude of plugins that make it very powerful and easy to develop in Python.

It is available at this address : Download Sublime Text

4. Atom

Its UI is very ergonomic and the coding is very pleasant. It also allows you to integrate Github into your project.

You can download it at this address : Download Atom

5. Spyder

Widely used by data scientists since it integrates many packages in the field of machine learning (Matplotlib, NumPy, SciPy etc ..). It’s an open-source software and installs very quickly with pip (I advise you to go see this tutorial 🙂 )

You can download it at this address : Download Spyder