Python editors and IDEs

To code is important (even not strictly necessary) a good editor, so here is:

A comparative table of Python editors and IDEs¹

Name	CP	C/F	AC	MLS	PD	EM	SC	SI	BM	LN	UML	CF	CT	UT	UID	RAD	LUPD	Comments
BlackAdder	√	C						√				√					2004
BlueFish	L																2012
Boa Constructor	√	F	√		√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√				2006
ConTEXT	W	C															<= 2011
DABO2	√														√		2011	integrated database support
DreamPie		F															2011?
Dr.Python		F				√											2003
Editra	√	F	√	√			√	√	√	√		√					2012
Emacs	√	F	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Eric Ide	√	F	√		√	√		√		√		√		√			2012
E-Texteditor	W
Geany	√	F	√3	√				√	√	√		√					2011
Gedit	√	F	√4	√				√	√	√			√5
Idle	√	F	√
JEdit	√	F		√					√	√		√
KDevelop	√	F		√			√	√	√	√		√
Komodo Edit/IDE	√	C/F	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√			2012	integrated database support
NetBeans	√	F	√	√	√		√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	2012
Name	CP	C/F	AC	MLS	PD	EM	SC	SI	BM	LN	UML	CF	CT	UT	UID	RAD	LUPD	Comments
NINJA IDE	LW6	F	√?		√		√	√	√	√		√					2012	PEP8 source control integration
NotePad++	W	F		√					√	√							2012
Pfaide	W	C	√	√				√	√	√		√	√
PIDA	LW	F	√	√				√	√	√		√						VIM based
PTVS	W	F	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√			√7	√
PyCharm	√	C	√	√8	√		√	√	√	√		√		√			2012
PyDev9	√	F	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Pyscripter	W	F	√		√	√		√		√			√	√			2012
PythonWin	W	F	√		√			√	√			√
SciTE	√	F		√		√			√	√		√	√
ScriptDev	W	C	√	√	√	√		√	√	√		√	√
SPE		F	√								√						2008
Spyder	√	F	√		√	√		√	√	√							2012
Sublime Text	√	C	√	√				√	√	√			√				2012	extensible w/python
TextMate	M			√				√	√	√		√	√
UliPad	√	F	√	√	√			√	√				√	√			2012
Vim	√	F	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√
WingIde	√	C	√	√10	√	√	√	√	√	√		√	√	√			2012
Zeus	W	C					√	√	√	√		√	√				2012
Name	CP	C/F	AC	MLS	PD	EM	SC	SI	BM	LN	UML	CF	CT	UT	UID	RAD	LUPD	Comments

Acronyms used:

- CP - Cross Platform
- C - Commercial
- F - Free
- AC - Automatic Code-completion
- MLS - Multi-Language Support
- PD - Integrated Python Debugging
- EM - ErrorMarkup
- SC - Source Control integration
- SI - Smart Indent
- BM - Bracket Matching
- LN - Line Numbering
- UML - UML editing / viewing
- CF - Code Folding
- CT - Code Templates
- UT - Unit Testing
- UID - GUI Designer (for example, Qt, Eric, ..)
- RAD - Rapid application development support
- LUPD - Last Update (year)
- L - Linux
- W - Windows
- M - Mac

Notes

Based on this stackoverflow question.

Differences between the two tables

• the "LUPD" (Last UPdate Date) column was added;
• the "DB" column has been removed to make possible to show entirely the "Comments" column. The DB column has been choosen because it contains only one "√" (according to stackoverflow table); this info has been moved in "Comments" column;
• the added or modified informations between this table and the stackoverflow one are, as far as now, showed in bold.

Why I created this page

Because the stackoverflow question which this table is based on is closed, and questions about editors are not generally considered valid, while I (and many others I believe) am interested in this topic and thus in updating these infos.

How to edit this page

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Sorry for my bad english.

Footnotes

1. Feel free to update or correct these infos!

2. Dabo is a 3-tier, cross-platform application development framework.

3. very limited

4. with plugin

5. sort of

6. Mac version is in development

7. WPF bsed

8. javascript

9. (Eclipse)

10. support for C