Text Editors
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Writing Python code typically involves what it known as a Text Editor. Our recommendation for a text editor is either `Sublime Text 3 <https://www.sublimetext.com/3>`_, which costs money but is free to use, or `Microsoft VS Code <https://code.visualstudio.com>`_.

The functional difference between these two editors is small — they both accomplish the same things, effectively. Which one you chose is a matter of personal taste. There are other editors, like *vim*, *Atom*, or *emacs*, which you may chose to use instead. Whatever works best for you is best.

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I personally use an vastly prefer *Sublime Text 3* to all other options available. It's easily my favorite editor. If it didn't exist though, I'd be using *VS Code*.

Python Requirements for a Text Editor
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There are a few soft "requirements" for a text editors

- Support for "soft tabs"
- Support for visible whitespace (this is crucial when working with Python files)

Nice–to–haves:

- Support for "rulers", which show a horizontal line at line 79, as PEP8 recommends.
- Built-in linter for showing sytax errors as you type.
- Built-in support for Flake8, which enforces PEP8 standards as you type.


Sublime Text 3
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Sublime Text doesn't support all of these things by itself, but it comes with a great system called *Package Control*, which allows for easy installation/management of third-party plugins.


Sublime Text 3 Plugin Recommendations
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- Package Control
- Anaconda
- Autocompleter?
- Flake8?
- GitSavvy

Sublime Text 3 Tricks
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``subl`` Launcher
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Rulers
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Microsoft VS Code
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Microsoft VS Code guides you through setting up the Python package, built by Microsoft themselves, the first time you run it.

Microsoft VS Code Extensions Recommendations
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- Python extension for Visual Studio Code
    by Microsoft
    Linting, Debugging (multi-threaded, remote), Intellisense, code formatting, refactoring, unit tests, snippets, Data Science (with Jupyter), PySpark and more.
- vscode-flake8
- MagicPython
    Syntax highlighter for cutting edge Python.

Additionally Helpful Plugins
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- Jupyter
    Data Science with Jupyter on Visual Studio Code.
- Django Template
    Django template language support for Visual Studio Code.
- Django Snippets
    Common Django snippets for everyday use.

Microsoft VS Code Tricks
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Select a version of Python using Ctrl+Shift+P:
    "Python: Select Interpreter"

``Microsoft VS Code`` Launcher
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Rulers
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