dear community, i am on Linux. i want to set up a Python development environment: i have several options:

in fact: Lots of choices we have VSCode, Sublime, Eric or ATOM and yes also PyCharm or Anaconda and and lots of others more



i have a bit Experience in ATOM which is neat and extensible. It also has a very nice Github-integration. We also can use PyCharm which is a fully flegded IDE with a great Python-support.

VSCode is a very very large project on Github - in fact the biggest one.

to install VSCode on MX is a bit tricky - there are several options. I describe some - and would be lucky if you add more.

we can use Flatpack, since it is integrated into MXPI and it makes easier. some of my friends not use this (Fedora) packaging system, i can install codium as sugested on their web page: it is supposed to worked and we re keep getting updates if we install codium.

Here are the steps we can use: (Codium is the same as Code, just removed Microsoft 'telemetry')

VSCodium: https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/releases

# Add the GPG key of the repository:

wget -qO - https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscod...master/pub.gpg | sudo apt-key add -

# Add the repository:

echo 'deb https://gitlab.com/paulcarroty/vscod...aw/repos/debs/ vscodium main' | sudo tee --append /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscodium.list

# Update then install vscodium:

sudo apt update && sudo apt install codium


Anaconda: Btw, there is another option - Anaconda. If we install Anaconda, huge scientific package, many research labs use it,
it comes with VS Code (well during installation we need to confirm that we want VS Code also installed) and then VSCode becomes integrated with it. Plus we furthermore get another IDE, simpler Spyder, plus Jypiter Notebook which I really like for certain things. We can check out Anaconda also. Although it is damned huge, some 12GB and after we start creating virtual environments in it, it will get even damned-bigger. Ah, yes, it is perfect for managing virtual environments, we can create them with mouse click, choose what version of python to use with it, which packages... all with mouse if we prefer GUI. Lots of choices we have VSCode :: ATOM :: PyCharm or Anaconda and sublime, Eric and lots of others more

And is there a question here somewhere?? If you want to post your 'musings', you should get a blog and post them there. Editors aren't going to help poorly written code, and pretty much any IDE can do Python, so why install anything from Microsoft on a Linux system?

And again rincon/sayhello_to_the_world, putting "mx linux vscode" into Google pulls up, as the VERY FIRST HIT:
https://gist.github.com/stardigits/e...ac1a3e29ad39f6

Clear, concise instructions. Along with 452,000 other hits. Have you tried to look up how to do this?

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/for...-leaving-atom/
https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1.../?tab=comments

the last line is missing:
But anyway, why is it important?
By the way, I use vi (or gvim).

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Guess he just carpet-bombs forums. BTW, he's also sayhello_to_the_world on this forum. Claimed to be 'new to Linux' when he re-signed-up as rincon.
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ll-4175672426/
https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...ta-4175679763/

Not sure how many threads between the two accounts are about installing editors.
I prefer KDevelop, but you're exactly right; why does it matter? Editor sure doesn't make your code better.