Eclipse best/good or bad IDE for Python?

[malv]

It would not be misplaced in a python forum to draw your attention to
Bruce A. Tate's book:
"Beyond Java", publ O'Reilly Sep. 2005, ISBN 0-596-10094-9.

Bruce explains why: "... Java is abandoning its base, and conditions
are ripe for an alternative to emerge".

Personally, I have never felt any need in Python to have to fall back
on Java tools in order to program  in a more efficient manner. The less
clutter, the better!

malv