Please keep wiki links as wiki links, use external links only if there is no existing page for the IDE.
Reviews
Python Development Environments (IDEs) [https://blog.showmedo.com/2007/04/04/get-going-with-python-2-python-development-environments-ides-part-1/ part1], [https://blog.showmedo.com/2007/04/04/get-going-with-python-2-python-development-environments-ides-part-2/ part2] (Ian Ozsvald, 2007-05-14)
[https://blog.showmedo.com/2007/03/08/choosing-a-python-ide/ ShowMeDo Blog: Choosing a Python IDE] (Jeremy Jones, 2007-03-08)
September 2005 [https://spyced.blogspot.com/2005/09/review-of-6-python-ides.html Review of 6 Python IDEs] (PyDev, Eric3, Boa, BlackAdder, ["Komodo"], Wing) and the February 2006 [https://spyced.blogspot.com/2006/02/pycon-python-ide-review.html follow-up review of 4] (PyDev, SPE, Komodo, Wing)
[https://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-cpyide/ Charming Python: Review of Python IDEs] (David Mertz, 2003-12-11)
[https://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-pide/ Charming Python: A review of Python IDEs] (David Mertz, 2001-05-01)
[https://www.informit.com/content/index.asp?product_id={69D0061B-8EA5-4309-962A-3F6BD33B721C}&t={94AE5B48-1D7D-462A-A4A6-83CE19EC0705}&n={1CBD305F-D503-49FA-9699-8B2C06C9C520} A New Harvest of Python IDEs] (Boudewijn Rempt, 2000-11-27)
and these ShowMeDo videos for [https://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=DedxPxuMK Wing 3 Professional] [https://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=PythonDevelopmentWithSPE SPE], [https://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=PyDevEclipseList PyDev] (inside Eclipse) and [https://showmedo.com/videos/series?name=PythonIPythonSeries IPython].
IDEs with introspection-based code completion and integrated debugger
Name |
Platform |
Updated |
Notes |
["Komodo"] |
Windows/Linux/Mac OS X |
2008 |
Multi-language IDE. Available as Komodo IDE (commercial) and Komodo Edit (open source, as part of the OpenKomodo project) |
Eclipse |
2008 |
Open source plugin for Eclipse -- Allows Python and Jython Editing, code-completion, debugger, refactoring, templates, syntax analysis, etc.; see also [https://www.fabioz.com/pydev PyDev Extensions] |
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Windows/Linux/Mac OS X/Unix |
2008 |
Commercial with networked debugger, integrated unit testing, source browser, and syntax coloring/auto-completing editor. Free license for non-commercial open-source developers with an established project. |
IDEs with introspection-based code completion /or/ integrated debugger
Name |
Platform |
Updated |
Notes |
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Windows/Linux |
2004 |
Commercial; integrated debugger; interfaces with Qt Designer |
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["eric"] |
Python + PyQt + QScintilla |
2008 |
Interfaces with Qt Designer, Qt Linguist, unittest; integrated debugger |
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[https://pida.co.uk/ PIDA] |
Python + GTK |
2007 |
Integrated source control, debugger, and profiler |
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Windows |
2008 |
Integrated debugger. Requires Python 2.3 or later to be installed |
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Windows, Linux, MacOsX, FreeBSD, more |
2008 |
Open-source with [https://www.wxpython.org wxPython] interface. Code completion, call tips, class explorer, source index, auto todo list, [https://www.blender.org Blender] support, integrated [https://pychecker.sourceforge.net/ PyChecker] (source code doctor) and [https://project5.freezope.org/kiki Kiki] (regex console). [https://pythonide.blogspot.com/2007/02/how-to-download-latest-spe-from_26.html Download instructions] |
IDEs with integrated gui builder
Name |
Platform |
Updated |
Notes |
Python + wxPython |
2007 |
RAD GUI building IDE for wxPython, similar to Delphi. |
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Python + wxPython |
2006 |
RAD GUI building IDE |
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[https://developer.apple.com/ Xcode] |
Mac OS X 10.5 and later |
2008 |
Apple's free IDE now with full Python GUI making. Requires free developer registration for download. |
Editors
Take a look at PythonEditors if you prefer something lightweight. IDEs that don't integrate anything Python-specific are also listed here.