> 'Aloha! > > I'm new to python, got 10-20 years perl and C experience, all gained on unix > alike machines hacking happily in vi, and later on in vim. > > Now it's python, and currently mainly on my kubuntu desktop. > > Do I really need a real IDE, as the windows guys around me say I do, or will > vim, git, make and other standalone tools make it the next 20 years too for > me? > > Oh, by the way, after 7 days I'm completely in love with this python thing. > I should have made the switch much earlier! > > /mogul %-)
No. If you want to test one out, great. If not, it's totally not required. I use jEdit (text editor) and a bunch of command line tools on FreeBSD. I've tried various IDEs and have yet to find one I totally agree with. Yet, I know guys who use them and wouldn't part with them 'til death. I always end up back in a customized text editor and a *nix command shell. I prefer it. There's a lot of *very* skilled programmers in both camps. -Modulok- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list