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Asked: 2026-05-12T16:04:06+00:00

I’m locked in using C# and I don’t like it one bit. I have

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I’m locked in using C# and I don’t like it one bit. I have to start branching out to better myself as a professional and as a person, so I’ve decided to start making things in my own time using Python.

The problem is, I’ve basically programmed only in C#. What IDE should I use to make programs using Python?

My goal is to make a sort of encyclopedic program for a game I’m playing right now, displaying hero information, names, stats, picture, etc. All of this information I’m going to parse from an XML file.

My plan is for this application to be able to run under Windows, Linux and Mac (I’m under the impression that any code written in Python works 100% cross-platform, right?)

Thanks a lot for your tremendous help brothers of SO. 😛

Edit:

I guess I should clarify that I’m looking for an IDE that supports drag and drop GUI design. I’m used to using VS and I’m not really sure how you can do it any other way.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You don’t really need an IDE for Python; just a good text editor. An IDE you might like though is Editra. It is actually written in Python itself, so you can use it on Linux, Mac, and Windows! I used Editra as my Python IDE for about 6-10 months. It gives you all you need and nothing more: syntax highlighting, code folding, auto indenting, and optional plugins to integrate a Python shell right into the editing window. You’ll definitely want auto indenting when you are coding in Python.

    As for designing GUIs visually, I suggest you check out Glade. It allows you to design GUIs easily with the GTK+ toolkit. (GTK+ GUIs work on Linux, Mac, and Windows!) It will take a bit more effort to integrate them into your Python programs than it does in Microsoft’s Visual languages, but it isn’t that bad once you learn it. The nice thing about using GTK+ and Glade is that you design your interface using containers, padding properties, and things like that. It is possible to design them dragging and dropping anywhere on the grid like in Visual Studio, but who wants to do that? Once you learn your way around containers and padding, you’ll be very happy with them. It’s much easier to make everything even, and to have similar widgets grouped together for hiding/disabling and things like that.

    Good luck in your Python journey! 🙂

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