Listen "Episode 25: The Best Editors and IDEs for Teaching Python"
Episode Synopsis
What are the best editors for teaching in Python? In this episode, Kelly and Sean examine a variety of different environments for students to learn to code Python. Should it be online or local? Paid or free? Simple or full-featured? An editor or an IDE?
Here's what made our list:
Mu Editor (https://codewith.mu)
Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com)
PyCharm Edu (https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm-edu/)
python.microbit.org (https://python.microbit.org)
Repl.it (https://repl.it)
Jupyter (https://jupyter.org)
Here's what made our list:
Mu Editor (https://codewith.mu)
Visual Studio Code (https://code.visualstudio.com)
PyCharm Edu (https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm-edu/)
python.microbit.org (https://python.microbit.org)
Repl.it (https://repl.it)
Jupyter (https://jupyter.org)
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