{"id":17038,"date":"2017-07-04T10:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-07-04T09:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17038"},"modified":"2017-07-04T09:43:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T08:43:00","slug":"thonny-on-raspbian-the-new-python-ide-for-the-raspberry-pi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=17038","title":{"rendered":"Thonny on Raspbian – the new Python IDE for the Raspberry Pi – MagPi guide and my quick review"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There’s a new IDE (Integrated Development Environment) on the block. Called Thonny, it has just been added into the Raspbian image. The MagPi has done a great tutorial and walkthrough of the features of the editor here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Opinion<\/h2>\n

I recently attended a Raspberry Jam at Pi Towers and was lucky enough to take part in a workshop run by Ben Nuttall. The workshop, which taught us how to use GPIO Zero’s remote control features, along with other examples using the library, was excellent. Ben made a risky move and got us to use Thonny rather than IDLE, the de-facto editor for Python. I have to say, I was very impressed. Instead of the pop-up execution window you get with IDLE, Thonny runs the code in a Shell tab below the coding window. This makes it feel much more integrated than IDLE, and much tidier as a result. There are a\u00a0lot<\/em> of features (for which take a look at the MagPi article linked above) including step-through and variable debugging in Thonny that we didn’t touch the surface of, so I can only give you a surface-level opinion. Personally, I think everyone who writes in Python should take a look at Thonny. It’s not perfect, I’m sure, but it is an excellent piece of software and well worth a go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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