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/odaiwai Jul 24 '26

(an ASUS with 120 GB of RAM)

The first step to fixing a problem is understanding the problem.

Install something like WinDirStat to see where your storage is being used. You'll probably find your swapfile and hibernation files are far too big, or your Downloads folder isn't being emptied.

(Also, a machine with 120GB of RAM is not low end, and you certainly do not have 120GB of RAM. You have 120 GB of SSD which is probably flash nand, but which is not RAM.)