WinPython Alternatives

WinPython is described as 'The easiest way to run Python, Spyder with SciPy and friends out of the box on any Windows PC, without installing anything!' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to WinPython for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Python and BSD apps. The best WinPython alternative is PyCharm, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like WinPython are MATLAB, SciPy, Anaconda and NumPy.

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  1. PyCharm icon
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    Cross-platform IDE for Python and Django with refactoring capabilities, code completion, VCS integration, deployment, issue tracking, remote debugging, and Community Edition, though lacking database support and web technologies.

    57 PyCharm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
    • PyCharm is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to WinPython.

    • PyCharm is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to WinPython.

    • PyCharm is Freemium and Open SourceWinPython is Free and Proprietary
    • PyCharm is Privacy focusedWinPython is not according to our users
  2. MATLAB icon
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    High-level environment supporting numerical computation, visualization, matrix operations, algorithm development, custom interfaces, integration with external languages, symbolic and model-based simulation, and specialized toolboxes for fields like engineering.

    86 MATLAB alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • MATLAB is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to WinPython.

    • MATLAB is the most popular commercial alternative to WinPython.

    • MATLAB is Paid and ProprietaryWinPython is Free and Proprietary
  3. SciPy icon
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    SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions built on NumPy. It adds significant power to Python by providing the user with high-level commands and classes for manipulating and visualizing data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  4. Anaconda icon
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    Completely free enterprise-ready Python distribution for large-scale data processing, predictive analytics, and scientific computing. Includes 100+ of the most popular Python packages for science, math, engineering, data analysis. Cross platform on Linux, Windows, Mac.

    23 Anaconda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  5. NumPy icon
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    NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing in Python. It is a Python library that provides a multidimensional array object, various derived objects (such as masked arrays and matrices), and an assortment of routines for fast operations on arrays, including...

    52 NumPy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  6. PyPI icon
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    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. Polars icon
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    Polars is a highly performant DataFrame library for manipulating structured data. The core is written in Rust, but the library is also available in Python. Its key features are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  8. pandas icon
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    Flexible and powerful data analysis / manipulation library for Python, providing labeled data structures similar to R data.frame objects, statistical functions, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
     
  9. Pyodide icon
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    Pyodide is a Python distribution for the browser and Node.js based on WebAssembly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    • Python
    • Online
     
    • Pyodide is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to WinPython.

    • Pyodide is Free and Open SourceWinPython is Free and Proprietary
  10. python(x,y) icon
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    Python(x,y) is a free scientific and engineering development software for numerical computations, data analysis and data visualization based on Python programming language, Qt graphical user interfaces and .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11. Miniconda icon
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    Miniconda is a free minimal installer for conda. It is a small bootstrap version of Anaconda that includes only conda, Python, the packages they both depend on, and a small number of other useful packages (like pip, zlib, and a few others).

    23 Miniconda alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
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    Minimum bare bones portable python distribution with PyScripter as development environment. Contains no additional packages other than those provided with the official python setup from python.org.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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