“Tools are the skills, tools, and all other means needed to do one's job well. "- from the definition incollins dictionary.
There are several basic tools (applications) that a programmer uses all the time: a browser, a terminal, and a code editor or integrated development environment (IDE). Choosing the right app is always important because the time you spend using these tools will justify the time you spend choosing.
This is a great time to be a developer, as there are so many apps to choose from. Let's take a look at the best full text editors and IDEs for Python developers working on an Apple Mac.
console editors
Let's start with the most basic tool available at all times on any platform: the console. You can use any pattern, but I prefer the best implementation, in my opinion - this stable, fast and convenient applicationiTerm2. The program is completely free and the source code can be found atGitHuband seeHerefor featured features and screenshots.
Alternatively, you can use another free app:wait, a very fast cross-platform terminal emulator that uses the GPU to speed up its operation (OpenGL in Rust). Alacritty is compatible with macOS, Linux, BSD and Windows.
Once you've decided on a console, all you have to do is add one of the following editors to start working on your awesome project code:
nano
The name meansnorteOAGAINhave editor. It was developed as a free replacement for the Pico text editor. The latter was part of the famous Pine postal package of the time, created at the University of Washington.
Nano is a very basic tool with basic functionality, but it's perfectly suited for code editing. It will be difficult to use it for big and serious work, but it can be good for writing simple scripts and programs.
- Internet site:https://www.nano-editor.org/
micro
A modern and intuitive text editor that takes full advantage of today's terminals. Micro intends to become the successor to the Nano editor, easy to install and use, but at the same time beautiful, powerful and extensible thanks to plugins.
Micro is perfectly configurable, supporting a multi-window interface, keyboard and mouse shortcuts. It is already quite an advanced tool that you can use to carry out normal projects.
- Internet site:https://micro-editor.github.io/
vi/vim
An all-time classic, Vim is a mega-configurable text editor designed to efficiently create and edit everything from simple documents to complex project code. It is installed by default on most UNIX systems, including macOS. Vim is very stable and is constantly being improved.
If you wish, you can create a complete development environment (IDE) based on Vim. The only downside is that it takes a lot of time and effort to learn how to use it effectively in the early stages.
- Internet site:https://www.vim.org/
by neo
If you prefer modern technology, try this hyperextensible Vim based text editor. It is almost fully compatible with Vim and the Vimscript language. Neovim was created as an attempt to make Vim more accessible and open to new technologies.
You can find a quick comparison to see which version (Vim or Neovim) is best for you.Here. Both Vim and Neovim require some effort on your part to learn and configure (options, themes, plugins) in the initial stages.
- Internet site:https://neovim.io/
text editor
There are many excellent text editors available today that, in addition to the obvious text editing capabilities, allow you to create a complete Python development system with external plug-ins.
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Emacs is one of the oldest text editors. Its first version was written by in the mid-1970sRichard Stallmann. Emacs is basically a complete environment that can be customized for any task thanks to the built-in Lisp interpreter: text editing, email, music, web browsing, etc.
As a text editor, it once rivaled Vim in popularity, but is now more of an enthusiasts' choice. The "Emacs or Vim" debate was one of the first "holy wars" fought in Usenet groups. There are many comparisons, but if you want to be brief, read this sensibly.Reply to Stack Overflow.
Setting up Emacs for Python development is a separate and very intriguing topic. As it is quite extensive, I recommend only one good article:Emacs: The best Python editorits a video -Emacs IDE: Setup for Python Development.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
text companion
Very powerful and customizable text editor with support for a large number of different programming languages andopen code. TextMate uses packages to configure and work with multiple languages, markup systems, workflows, and more. It supports version control, snippets, macros and other features.
Python support in TextMate is enabled by default. To control this, simply open the application's settings and find the Python package under the Packages tab. It must be activated. You can also findSome tips for macOSon the developer's blog.
- For free
- Platforms: macOS 10.12 or later only
- Internet site:https://macromates.com/
Atom
Atom is a specialized version of Chromium developed byGitHub, which is a text editor in a browser. Each Atom window is essentially a locally viewed Web page. This gives you a lot of flexibility (and of course some limitations).
The developers present it as“Hackable text editor for the 21st century”, which means you can change almost every part of it. There is a whole universe ofPACKAGESThis expands Atom's functionality and allows you to create almost anything you need.
One of the cool features of Atom is that it supports real-time code sharing using P2P WebRTC (with encryption). And of course it has almost native integration with GitHub :).
a special packagego-python, turning Atom into a Python IDE.
On June 8, 2022, we announced that we would be shutting down Atom and archiving all projects in the organization on December 15, 2022.
What changes can I expect after sunset when using Atom? Pre-built Atom binaries can still be downloaded from the Atom repository releases. The Atom package manager no longer works. No more security updates. The telex no longer works. it won't work anymore
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://atom.io/
Kate
Kate or KDE Advanced Text Editor is a rather powerful text editor that will allow you to successfully work even on complex projects. Support for over 300 languages, syntax highlighting, advanced file management, text search and replace, and plugin support. Recently (March 2022) it has significantly updated its user interface for the better.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://kate-editor.org/
new star
An editor for developers, built on Apple technology and just for macOS. It's relatively new, fast and flexible. It includes almost all the tools you'll need: autocompletion, multiple cursors, built-in support for languages including Python. Nova's functionality can be extended through APIs andadded.
There is an integrated local and remote file manager, FTP client, project search, reporting and other modern technologies including version control (Git). Nova supports scripts that can be used to write commonly used scenarios, e.g. B. starting a local server, opening an address in a browser, etc.
The user interface looks very familiar to anyone working with macOS. Theme theme is easy to customize to your liking.
- Price: $99 for the first year; $49 for each additional year.
- Platforms: Mac only
- Internet site:https://nova.app/
embossed text
A functional and cross-platform text editor for those who need a minimalist and efficient tool. It works quickly and stably even with very large texts and projects. It's an app with allplugin ecosystemWith it you can create a powerful development environment.
Configuring Sublime Text for a specific purpose can be quite fascinating. So now I recommend just one excellent article on the subject:Setting up Sublime Text 3 for Python development.
Of all the above, I preferembossed textfor its stable performance and the perfect balance between usability, features and performance.
- Price: $99 one time
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://www.sublimetext.com/
Jupyter-Notebooks
This is an interactive computing environment where you can combine code execution, rich text, math, graphics and rich media. There are several apps you can use to interactively develop complete projects.
Jupiter
The Jupyter Project develops open source software, open standards, and services for interactive computing in dozens of programming languages, including Python. You can install the full versionJupyterLabGenericName, an interactive web-based development environment for Jupyter notebooks, code and data, or simplyNotebook Jupyter, which lets you create and share documents with live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text. really existsvoilà, which helps you transfer information by turning Jupyter Notebook into a self-contained web application that you can share.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://jupyter.org/
Piña
Pineapple is a standalone IPython application for Mac that doesn't require any other components to run. Powerful enough for beginners, simple enough for experienced users.minimalist versionIt contains necessary components such as numpy and matplotlib, as well as the complete Python standard library.complete versionincludes Scipy, Pandas, Bokeh, ggplot, Pillow and more for a total of 63 packages.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://nwhitehead.github.io/piña/
interact
the interactiondesktop applicationlets you view, edit, and publish notebooks from your desktop. It's cross-platform so you can use it on your favorite operating system. The desktop app is a great tool for novice and experienced laptop users alike.
While the Jupiter Notebook is still the most popular option, I prefer standalone mode.interactbecause there have been many cases where the Jupyter Notebook Web Notebook crashed/froze due to a large number of calculations or a bug in the code and I had to force close the entire multi-tab chrome app. If Interact crashes for the same reasons, just reload it and keep all my precious Documents and StackOverflow Answers tabs open.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://interact.io/escritorio
full IDE
IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment.
Essentially, it's a collection of different tools in one package that helps the developer perform and/or automate many standard tasks. They may include data analysis and pre-processing, integration of different sources, testing, validation, code benchmarking and performance evaluation, updating libraries and packages used in the project, etc. IDEs are designed to simplify the development process by reducing coding and repetitive manual tasks.
Below are the most popular IDEs used by Python developers working on macOS.
darling
Thonny is an IDE for learning and teaching programming, specially designed to start Pythonistic scripting environments. For example, in Thonny you can see how your code affects Python variables. It also has a very basic debugger. It is developed at the University of Tartu and can be downloaded for Windows, Linux and Mac.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://thony.org/
CodeRunner
Lightweight multilingual programming editor for macOS. CodeRunner can instantly run code in 25 languages, including Python. You can also work with multi-file projects. It has all the basic features of a normal development environment: code completion for most languages, including fuzzy search, highlighted guides, and documentation snippets. CodeRunner has a built-in debugger, just set breakpoints and inspect your code.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://coderunnerapp.com/
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spy
Spyder is a widely used open source IDE for scientific development. The easiest way to start using Spyder is to install the Anaconda distribution. In case you didn't know, Anaconda is a popular distro for data science and machine learning. The Anaconda distribution comes with hundreds of packages, including NumPy, Pandas, scikit-learn, matplotlib, etc. Spyder has great features like autocompletion, debugging, and an iPython shell. However, compared to PyCharm, it lacks features.
- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://www.spyder-ide.org
VS-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 add extensions to create a Python development environment as per your VS Code needs.
It offers features like intelligent code completion, shortcut to identify possible errors, debugging, unit testing, etc. VS Code is a lightweight and powerful tool. Because of this, it is becoming more and more popular among Python developers.
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- For free
- Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
- Internet site:https://code.visualstudio.com/
PyCharmGenericName
PyCharm is an IDE for professional developers. It was developed by JetBrains, a company known for creating many other great software development tools. There are two versions of PyCharm:
community- Free, open source, lightweight version, good if you're just starting out.
professional- Paid version, full IDE with remote development support (you can edit code directly on a remote server), sophisticated debugging and profiling, and many more features.
PyCharm offers everything a good IDE should offer: code completion, code inspection, error highlighting and fixing, debugging, version control system and code refactoring. All these features are ready to use right away.
For free
Plataformas: Mac, Windows, Linux
Internet site:https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
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I hope this review will help you choose the most suitable option and remember that a tool is just a tool ;)
I wish you every success in your projects!