Hey guys! Any recommendations for a python IDE in a chromebook? I have to get one so I can use my work in two separate places for school. It’s for a major project and I can post it here once I finish it.
Pycharm if you can, VS code works well too.
VSCode is very efficient and works like a charm, but you could also just use PyCharm. (see what I did there). Both can be installed on Linux, which is what Chromebook is based on.
Other options include:
- Notepad++ (only if you want the basics)
- Sublime text
- Atom (discontinued)
Well, most of these are general code editors. If you need specifically an IDE for Python, I recommend PyCharm. If you think something more general but with a wider range of possibilities is better, use VSC. Performance wise, VSC is very good, but I can’t tell for PYC since I don’t use it
By the way, what are you making?
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It’s a short text-based adventure game with 20 rooms and you have to get through them all. Mainly for a python project due in about 4 weeks. It’s stressful though because there are some mechanics I haven’t figured out yet.
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@UnsignedArduino @Sarge PyCharm didn’t work. Trying VS code right now. If that also doesnt work, probably gonna get myself a windows computer the day before I turn in my project (sarcasm hopefully that doesn’t happen)
I assume it’s played in the console then?
Why didn’t it work? I could link you some tutorials on the installation if you need? Chromebook uses ChromeOS, written specifically for the Chromebook - but it’s just a Linux distribution. Everything can be done through the terminal
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Nope. It’s just a bit of code with no screen really. It’s text-based. My teacher uses IDLE as the python ide.
Well, that’s what I meant by console 
I was refering to the ‘console’
And not the other ‘console’.
If that’s how you understood it haha
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Haha! Yeah I knew what you were talking about. My mom let me borrow her computer and I finished my project! Probably going to share the code from the IDLE python app so y’all can look at it.
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Alright yall. So the bad part is that it doesn’t carry over the tabs or the 4 spaces.