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

[Alan Gauld]

On 03/03/16 09:31, Thomas C. Hicks wrote:
> On 03/03/2016 02:26 AM, Lisa Hasler Waters wrote:
>> 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!
>>
> Most people on this list are a lot smarter than me so there are probably 
> good reasons for it but I have used Ipython (now Jupyter) for teaching 
> my kids programming in middle and high school.

IPython is great as an interactive environment but the OP
specifically mentioned writing longer programs and editing
files which is not what IPython does best. I suspect that's
why it didn't get a mention earlier.

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