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Pro tip: I picked a simple text editor over a big IDE for my first year
When I started learning Python, I had to choose between a full IDE like PyCharm or a basic editor like VS Code. I went with VS Code because it felt less scary and didn't have a million buttons. For the first 8 months, it was perfect and let me focus on just writing code. I only added extensions one at a time as I needed them, like a linter after about 50 scripts. Now I feel ready to try an IDE because I understand what the extra tools actually do. Has anyone else started simple and moved up later, or did you jump right into the deep end?
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