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title: "Top 5 Best IDEs to use for Python in 2024"
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seoTitle: "Best Python IDEs 2024: Top 5 Picks"
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seoDescription: "Discover the top 5 IDEs for Python in 2024, tailored for developers from beginners to professionals. Enhance your coding experience today"
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title: "Best Python IDEs to Boost Your Coding in 2025"
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seoTitle: "Best Python IDEs to Boost Your Coding in 2025"
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seoDescription: "Discover the top 5 Python IDEs for 2025, tailored to meet the diverse needs of developers, from beginners to data scientists"
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datePublished: Fri Oct 25 2024 05:26:24 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Python is one of the most popular programming languages and choosing the right Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is essential for an efficient workflow. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, choosing the right and best IDE is important because each developer's needs are unique, whether working on scientific projects, professional applications, or simple scripts. Let’s check out the top 5 best Python IDE as of 2024.
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Python is one of the most popular programming languages and choosing the right Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is essential for an efficient workflow. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, choosing the right and best IDE is important because each developer's needs are unique, whether working on scientific projects, professional applications, or simple scripts. Let’s check out the top 5 best Python IDE as of 2025.
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## Top 5 IDEs for Python
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### PyCharm
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### 1\.PyCharm
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**Best for:** Professional development and large-scale projects.
Developed by JetBrains, PyCharm is one of the most popular Python IDE, offering a feature-rich experience with an emphasis on productivity. It is designed with professional developers in mind, with features that make it ideal for working on larger projects.
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**Key Features:**
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* Contains integrated tools for version control (Git, SVN).
* PyCharm supports smart code navigation and quick fixes.
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* The Professional edition of PyCharm is paid.
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### 2\. Visual Studio Code
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**Best for:** Developers looking for a flexible, cross-language environment.
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Microsoft’s VS Code is one of the most popular go-to option for every developers for its extensive customization and support options. Though not an IDE by default, it offers excellent support for Python with the addition of extensions.
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Microsoft’s VSCode is one of the most popular go-to option for every developers for its extensive customization and support options. Though not an IDE by default, it offers excellent support for Python with the addition of extensions.
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**Key Features:**
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* VS Code supports Python through the Python extension, which includes IntelliSense, debugging, and more.
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* It has extensive library of extensions for different programming languages, including support for Git, Docker, and Jupyter Notebooks.
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* It has extensive [library of extensions](https://keploy.io/blog/community/top-5-must-use-vs-code-extensions-for-developers-in-2025) for different programming languages, including support for Git, Docker, and Jupyter Notebooks.
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* Also, it has built-in terminal and Git integration.
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* VS Code is lightweight and open-source, with regular updates.
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* VS Code requires extensions to achieve full functionality, which may be overwhelming for beginners.
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**Best for:** Data science and scientific computing.
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Spyder is specifically designed for data science and comes pre-packaged with tools that make it easy to work with data analysis and machine learning libraries. Often enough, it is bundled with Anaconda, a popular Python distribution for data science.
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* It is free and open-source.
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* It provides limited features for large-scale software engineering projects.
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**Best for:** Interactive data analysis, machine learning, and research.
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Jupyter Notebook has become a staple in the data science community due to its interactive nature. The best thing about Jupyter is, it allows developers to write code, run it, and view the output in the same environment, ideal for experimenting and sharing insights. It is one the best Python IDE used by many developers.
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**Best for:** Beginners learning Python.
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Thonny is the best Python IDE tailored for those just starting with Python. IT is simple, beginner-friendly, and also, it comes with an easy-to-use interface and includes debugging tools that make it ideal for students and those who are new to coding.
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Although choosing the right IDE is important, but choosing the right IDE extensions can also significantly enhance your productivity and streamline your workflow. Let’s check some of the popular extensions that you should must use:
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Keploy is a powerful IDE extension that can automatically generate test cases by recording real-time API calls during the development phase. By providing a zero-code way to capture test data, it ensures that your application is covered with functional tests without writing additional code. Also the replay feature of Keploy enables you to run these tests and ensure no unintended behavior creeps into your codebase after updates.
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[](https://keploy.io)
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* Zero-code [functional test generation](https://keploy.io/unit-test-generator)
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The Docker extension brings the power of containerized development directly into your IDE. These containers ensure that your application runs consistently across different environments, eliminating the classic "works on my machine" problem. With the Docker extension, it becomes simpler for us to manage containers, images, and networks right from our editor, making development and testing environments incredibly flexible and easy.
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The Docker extension brings the power of [containerized development directly](https://keploy.io/blog/technology/secure-your-database-communications-with-ssl-in-docker-containers-learn-to-set-up-ssl-for-mongodb-and-postgresql-efficiently) into your IDE. These containers ensure that your application runs consistently across different environments, eliminating the classic "***works on my machine***" problem. With the Docker extension, it becomes simpler for us to manage containers, images, and networks right from our editor, making development and testing environments incredibly flexible and easy.
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GitLens enhances Git integration in your IDE, allowing developers to visualize code history and better understand the evolution of the project. Features like blame annotations, line-by-line commit history, and a powerful interface for exploring diffs and merges; eases the developer experience significantly. With GitLens, managing complex Git workflows becomes more intuitive, and collaboration within teams becomes smoother.
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There isn’t any single best IDE, but based on your requirements and circumstances, you have to make the choice of which IDE to use or not. There are many more IDEs on the market other than these five, which I’ve mentioned here; but these are the most popular ones and loved by many developers and programmers, and provides the best possible experience for its target audience.
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I wish you a great day ahead and till then keep learning and keep exploring!!
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### **Are there any lightweight IDEs for older systems?**
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VS Code is relatively lightweight and performs well even on older systems. Thonny is another lightweight option that works smoothly on most machines and is beginner-friendly.
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VS Code is relatively lightweight and performs well even on older systems. Thonny is another lightweight option that works smoothly on most machines and is beginner-friendly.
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