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erilope
Courses Plus Student 364 PointsWhat are some good repls I can download on a windows PC that is like the teamtreehouse workspace?
I am looking for a downloadable workspace similar to what teamtreehouse offers. What are some good programs?
5 Answers
Drew Conner
4,027 PointsIf you're looking for a downloadable 'repl'-type environment with a text editor that includes syntax highlighting and built-in interpreter/shell, it sounds like you're really looking for an IDE (Integrated Development Environment). PyCharm is a favorite of mine but somewhat heavy on resources; there are plenty of others and I would suggest doing a search for 'windows python ide comparison' or something similar and evaluating the results based on what you are looking for. Most IDEs will also allow you to customize the layout/positioning of the various task areas you mentioned and will usually also include built-in or plugin tools for source control, linters, and package/virtual environment management (I just about guarantee that every one of those things will become much more important to you the farther you get if they aren't already). The only other thing about PyCharm I will mention is that I have only used it on a few GNU/Linux distributions and never on Windows so I am unsure about the user experience from that side.
Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 PointsYou get one automaticly when you install python - just type python in your command prompt / terminal
erilope
Courses Plus Student 364 PointsI use that one, but I mean I really like the way teamtreehouse has theirs setup with the file explorer on the side, the terminal at the bottom, and the editor at the top. Is there anything similar? I see that there is an online one
but i'm looking for a downloadable.
Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 PointsHave you tried Visual Studio Code?
It's a text editor with file explorer on the side and it has an integrated terminal which, by default, is placed at the buttom when you turn it on
Rina Schwartz
1,672 PointsVisual Studio Code is good. I also like Sublime, and as someone stated early, https://repl.it/ is also handy.
erilope
Courses Plus Student 364 PointsI appreciate it! I have been testing out Sublime and VSC due to the recommendations!
Pedro Adrián Legua Ocharán
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 26,772 PointsI made it work on Atom, for anyone who is familiarized with this program there is a package named "atom-runner" that works just fine on Windows and Linux. But needs a little fix if you want to work with python 3 on mac. Here I leave a video explaining what to do if you have a mac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uve1tjVIQ6c
ajs256
193 PointsTry Mu (https://codewith.mu). It's free and easy to use.
erilope
Courses Plus Student 364 Pointserilope
Courses Plus Student 364 PointsThank you, I have downloaded both PyCharm and Visual Studio Code as said up above. I really like both of them, so its a hard to choice to pick between.