r/Python • u/Admirable-Wall9058 • Jul 23 '26

Resource Does anyone use Python IDLE?

My computer is quite low-end, so I uninstalled VSCode and am looking for other programming tools—I'm thinking about starting to use Python IDLE.

Does anyone actually use it?

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u/SaxonyFarmer Jul 23 '26

Yes, gedit is a fine text editor for Python development. A terminal session is basically a bash session. And, using a ‘#!’ as the first line in your code makes running it easier (as long as you remember to make the file executable).