Editors & IDEs

This section covers text editors and integrated development environments that support Python. The pages here range from comprehensive comparison tables to configuration tips for specific editors. Most of this content predates the current generation of tools (VS Code, PyCharm), so treat it as historical reference rather than a current buyer’s guide.

Overviews & Comparisons

• PythonEditors — large comparison table of editors with Python support, sorted by platform

• IntegratedDevelopmentEnvironments — reviews and categorized listing of Python IDEs

• IDEKeyboardShortcuts — keyboard shortcut reference across different IDEs

IDLE

• IDLE — Python’s bundled IDE, included with the standard distribution

• IDLEextensions — extending IDLE with additional functionality

• IDLEfork — the IDLE fork that was eventually merged back into CPython

Emacs

• EmacsEditor — using Emacs for Python development

• EmacsPythonMode — the python-mode for Emacs

• EmacsPythonCompletion — setting up Python code completion in Emacs

• EmacsVsVi — the eternal editor debate, Python edition

Vim

• Vim — configuring Vim for Python development

Eclipse

• Eclipse — using the Eclipse IDE with Python

• EclipsePythonIntegration — details on Python integration plugins for Eclipse

Other IDEs

• Wing IDE — the Wing IDE for Python, a commercial IDE with strong debugging support

• IDEStudio — IDE Studio for Python development

• NetBeans — Python support in the NetBeans IDE

Help

• Asking for Help — how to ask for help effectively when you run into problems