Python / Development Environment / Overview

The Python development environment typically consists of the following tools, which are described in separate pages. The tools are listed in typical order of installation. Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) are useful but not required. A development team for a software project may define which tools are preferred or required.

Type	Tool	Description
General	Workspace	Determine location where development will occur.
Interpreter	Command line	Shell program that provides access to command line.
Interpreter	Python	Python interpreter software that runs a Python language program.
IDE	Eclipse PyDev	Eclipse IDE.
IDE	IDLE	IDLE IDE.
IDE	PyCharm	IntelliJ PyCharm IDE.
Text editor	OWF / Learn Text Editors	Text editor for editing code (alternative to IDE).
Version control software	Git	Git is the focus of examples in this documentation.
Testing tool	pytest	Testing framework for unit tests.
Documentation tool	Sphinx	Sphinx is often used with Python to generate navigable documentation from code.