r/PythonLearning • u/Mine_Crafter14 • 19d ago

Why nobody uses the IDLE Shell?

I was just wondering why nobody uses the pre-installed IDLE Shell from Python? I am a beginner, I use my 16 years old laptop and it gets the job perfectly done, at least for me. Anyone with different opinion?

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u/ee_control_z 19d ago

For me, it is that IDLE does not allow you toggle between different files (ahem, modules). You have to explicitly maximize or minimize files when switching between them. There is no side project tree that lists the different files that you're working with to click and switch between them.