BEST Python IDEs in 2020

PyCharm

PayCharm is a cross-platform IDE used for Python programming. This editor can be used on Windows, macOS, and Linux. This software contains API that can be used by the developers to write their own Python plugins so that they can extend the basic functionalities.

Download Link: https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/

Spyder

Spyder is a scientific integrated development environment written in Python. This software is designed for and by scientists who can integrate with Matplotlib, SciPy, NumPy, Pandas, Cython, IPython, SymPy, and other open-source software. Spyder is available through Anaconda (open-source distribution system) distribution on Windows, macOS, and Linux.  

Download Link: https://www.spyder-ide.org/

IDLE

IDLE (Integrated Development and Learning Environment) is a default editor that comes with Python. This software helps a beginner to learn Python easily. IDLE software package is optional for many Linux distributions. The tool can be used on Windows, macOS, and Unix.

Download Link: https://www.python.org/

Sublime Text 3

Sublime Text 3 is a code editor which supports many languages including Python. It has basic built-in support for Python. Customization of Sublime Text 3 is available for creating create a full-fledged Python programming environment. The editor supports OS X, Windows, and Linux operating systems.  

Download Link: https://www.sublimetext.com/3

Visual Studio Code

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is an open-source environment developed by Microsoft. This IDE can be used for Python development. Visual Studio Code is based on Electron which is a framework to deploy Node JS applications for the computer running on the Blink browser engine.

Download Link: https://code.visualstudio.com/

Atom

Atom is a useful code editor tool preferred by programmers due to its simple interface compared to the other editors. Atom users can submit packages and them for the software.

Download Link: https://atom.io/

Jupyter

Jupyter is a tool for people who have just started with data science. It is easy to use, interactive data science IDE across many programming languages that just not work as an editor, but also as an educational tool or presentation.

Download Link: https://jupyter.org/install.html