Editing Python (programming language) (section)

==Development environments==
{{See also|Comparison of integrated development environments#Python}}

Most Python implementations (including CPython) include a [[read–eval–print loop]] (REPL); this permits the environment to function as a [[command line interpreter]], with which users enter statements sequentially and receive results immediately.

Python is also bundled with an [[integrated development environment|integrated development environment (IDE)]] called [[IDLE]], which is oriented toward beginners.

Other shells, including [[IDLE]] and [[IPython]], add additional capabilities such as improved auto-completion, session-state retention, and [[syntax highlighting]].

Standard desktop IDEs include PyCharm, IntelliJ Idea, Visual Studio Code; there are also [[web browser]]-based IDEs, such as the following environments:

* [[SageMath]], for developing science- and math-related programs;
* [[Project Jupyter|Jupyter Notebooks]], an open-source interactive computing platform;
* [[PythonAnywhere]], a browser-based IDE and hosting environment; and
* Canopy IDE, a commercial IDE that emphasizes [[scientific computing]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Enthought|first1=Canopy|title=Canopy|url=https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/|website=www.enthought.com|access-date=20 August 2016|archive-date=15 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715151703/https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Project Jupyter |url=https://jupyter.org |website=Jupyter.org |access-date=2 April 2025 |archive-date=12 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012055917/https://jupyter.org/ |url-status=live}}</ref>