New to python, do I need an IDE or is vim still good enough?

[Roy Smith]

In article <mailman.105.1357349909.2939.python-list at python.org>,
 Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au> wrote:

> On 01/04/13 01:34, Anssi Saari wrote:
> | Just curious since I read the same thing in a programming book recently
> | (21st century C). So what's the greatness that terminal multiplexors
> | offer over tabbed terminals? Especially for software development?

There's no doubt that you need access to multiple terminal sessions.  
Whether you achieve that with multiple terminal windows on your desktop, 
multiple desktops, tabbed terminals, or something like screen is 
entirely personal preference.