[Tutor] Recommendations for best tool to write/run Python

[Dave P]

On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 1:26 PM, Lisa Hasler Waters
<lwaters at flinthill.org> wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I am new to Python, as are my middle school students. We are using Python
> 3.5.1 IDLE to write and run our (simple) code. However, this tool does not
> seem to be the best way to write longer code or to be able to re-edit code
> that has been saved/closed/reopened.
>
> Eventually, we hope to build some projects that we can "use" and share with
> others.
>
> Could you please recommend the best Python tools for writing and running
> our code for the long term? Also, we are hoping to find free tools!
>
> Thanks so very much!
>
> Lisa
>
> PS We have tried to use Aptana Studio 3 but it is not easy to work in.
>

I'm a beginner, and I've learned a lot from Visual Studio 2015
(Community Edition) and a third party extension called Python Tools
for Visual Studio (PTVS).  It's similar to running PyDev in Eclipse or
LiClipse.

Good luck!