IDLE Alternatives

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1. 

   

   Mu Editor

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   Mu is a Python code editor for beginner programmers based on extensive feedback given by teachers and learners. Mu has only the most essential features, so users are not intimidated by a baffling interface.

   13 Mu Editor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Raspberry Pi

   • United Kingdom

   

   

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   Python Tutor

    12 likes

   Python Tutor helps people overcome a fundamental barrier to learning programming: understanding what happens as the computer executes each line of a program's source code.

   6 Python Tutor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online
   • Self-Hosted

   • United States

   

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   bpython

    9 likes

   bpython is a fancy interface to the Python interpreter for Unix-like operating systems (I hear it works fine on OS X). It is released under the MIT License. It has the following features:

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   • United States

   

   

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   QPython 3L

    3 likes

   QPython is the Python engine for android. It contains some amazing features such as Python interpreter, runtime environment, editor, QPYI and SL4A library. It makes it easy for you to use Python on Android. QPython 3L is also an open source app.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet

   

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   Pyzo

    13 likes

   Pyzo is a cross-platform Python IDE focused on interactivity and introspection, which makes it very suitable for scientific computing. Its practical design is aimed at simplicity and efficiency. It consists of two main components, the editor and the shell, and uses a set of...

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IDE

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   

   

   

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8. 

   

   Stani's Python Editor

    2 likes

   SPE IDE - Stani's Python Editor is a Free python IDE for Windows,Mac & Linux with UML,PyChecker,Debugger,GUI design,Blender & more

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IDE

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   QPython OL

    3 likes

   QPython is a script engine that runs Python on android device and is same like Qpython 3L but contains Kivy,QSL4A etc.It contains the Python interpreter, console, editor, and the SL4A Library for Android.QPython OL also contain course to teach Python.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Android
   • Android Tablet

   

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    expressPython

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    expressPython is a small, fast Python 3 editor built with C++ and Qt for learning and competitive programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

    Application type

    • Code Editor

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

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    ptpython

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    a better Python REPL.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (BSD-3-Clause)

    Application type

    • IDE

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

    

    

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    Ecere SDK

     14 likes

    A cross-platform Software Development Kit including a GUI toolkit, a 2D/3D graphics engine, a networking library, an audio output library, an IDE, a compiler for the eC programming language, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • IDE

    Origin

    • Canada

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Canada

    

    

    

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13. 

    

    Boa Constructor

     5 likes

    Boa Constructor is a cross platform Python IDE and wxPython GUI Builder. It offers visual frame creation and manipulation, an object inspector, many views on the source like object browsers, inheritance hierarchies, doc string generated html documentation, an advanced debugger...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • IDE

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows

    

    

    

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    Keypress Editor

     8 likes

    A new code editor for Chrome and ChromeOS.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome

    

    

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