Python and IDEs [was Re: Python 3 is killing Python]

[Terry Reedy]

On 7/19/2014 3:28 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> So why does Python ship with IDLE?

On Windows the Idle shell is needed for sensible interactive use. For 
simply editing a Python file, running it, and fixing it, the Idle editor 
seems *about* as good as anything.

> It's not because Python requires an
> IDE, or that newbies need one, or that there aren't alternatives. The
> biggest reason for Python shipping with an IDE is not that people are
> unable to install alternatives, but that a lot of people are *prohibited*
> from doing so.

This is true, but I think it understates the case.

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Terry Jan Reedy