The python programming language has many editors but to help you choose the best one here are the top best Python Editors 2021
IDLE
The Python Programming Language comes with a built-in IDLE that is a basic python. Its major features include the Python shell window(interactive interpreter), syntax highlighting, smart indentation, and a basic integrated debugger.
IDLE is a decent IDE for learning as it’s lightweight and simple to use. However, it’s not optimum for larger projects.
Pycharm
Personally, Pycharm is my favourite editor thanks to its loaded features.
PyCharm is an IDE for professional developers. It is created by JetBrains, a company known for creating great software development tools.
There are two versions of PyCharm:
- Community — free open-source version, lightweight, good for Python and scientific development
- Professional — paid version, full-featured IDE with support for Web development as well
PyCharm provides all major features that a good IDE should provide: code completion, code inspections, error-highlighting and fixes, debugging, version control system, and code refactoring. All these features come out of the box making Pycharm one of the best Code editors out there.
Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a free and open-source IDE created by Microsoft that can be used for Python development.
You can customize your VS Code by adding extensions. It provides features such as intelligent code completion, linting for potential errors, debugging, unit testing, and so on.
VS Code is lightweight and packed with powerful features. This is the reason why it becoming popular among Python developers.
Spyder
Spyder is an open-source IDE usually used for scientific development.
The easiest way to get up and running up with Spyder is by installing Anaconda distribution. For those who don’t know, Anaconda is a popular distribution for data science and machine learning. The Anaconda distribution includes hundreds of packages including NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, and so on.
Spyder has some great features such as autocompletion, debugging, and iPython shell. However, it lacks features when compared to PyCharm.
