Lecture # 4 - Python IDE vs Simple File Editor

Lecture # 4 - Python IDE vs Simple File Editor

Features provided by IDE

Python IDE:

IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment. The IDE provides all the functionality to write the code and then execute it. Everything is in one place. You can write your code, navigate to the files, and also there is a console for showing the output.

IDE also provides smart assistance for the code:

  • Syntax highlighting

  • Errors highlighting

  • Code suggestion

  • Auto-complete suggestion

Simple File Editor:

By using simple file editors for writing the code you'll have to write the code without knowing that there is an error in the code. When you'll run the code you'll then find out about the error. You can run the code by writing a special command for running a python program in the terminal. The output will be shown in the terminal. A simple example is as under.

Errors: