Best Python Editor (under Linux)

[Simon Burton]

On Fri, 03 Jan 2003 02:49:31 +0000, Erik Max Francis wrote:

> Paddy wrote:
> 
>> Others are comfortable with emacs, another non-simple editor that
>> repays the initial
>> steeper learning curve by giving a rich environment. ( I hope I've
>> succeeded in mentioning
>> emacs without playing it down - I don't want to continue that war :-).
> 
> I also don't want to get into a vi vs. emacs war, but how does emacs
> have a steeper learning curve, at least for just basic text editing
> usage (creating files, opening files, editing files, saving files,
> quitting)?  On the contrary, I think to a total neophyte vi is a lot
> more intimidating:  You can't even start entering text unless you enter
> a code first.  Modern graphical versions of emacs start you in a scratch
> space and have menu bars that all you to open files, close files, exit
> the editor, etc.
> 

I think he meant in comparison to your average point and click editor.

bye,
Simon Burton.