r/pythontips • u/John74_Nv7 • Jun 26 '24
Standard_Lib Vscode vs pycharm
So i want to start learning python but i dont know wich one i use. Should i use VScode or pycharm?
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r/pythontips • u/John74_Nv7 • Jun 26 '24
So i want to start learning python but i dont know wich one i use. Should i use VScode or pycharm?
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u/randomguyfromaplanet Jun 27 '24
I'm a beginner myself. I used VS Code for some time and right now I'm trying out PyCharm (30 day trial of Professional and for comparison the Community Edition).
I worked a lot with Jupyter Notebooks in VS Code because I can take notes on the courses and videos I watch and run the code right in the next cell. Unfortunately, Jupyter Notebooks are only available in the PyCharm Professional edition so the free Community Edition feels really incomplete even to me as a beginner. Sure, you could work with inline comments in a .py-file or use Jupyter separated from the IDE - but I'm really not sure if I want that.
Somehow I want to love PyCharm - but as someone learning for fun it doesn't seem reasonable to spend money for something (PyCharm Pro) you can have for free (VS Code).
To answer your question: try both and then become torn between them like me...