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Free and open source text editor which works as an alternative to Notepad. Extremely powerful and extensive it is for Windows only and runs under the GPL License.
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Pro Light and fast
Notepad++ is a very light program that starts almost instantly. This makes it a great text editor for users that want something that will start the second they open it.
Pro Portable
You can get a portable version of N++ and put it on a flash drive or your dropbox account and have your editor, configured the way you like, at any computer that you are on.
Pro Syntax highlighting for a wide variety of languages
Notepad++ has built-in support for syntax highlighting for a wide selection of programming languages.
Pro Free under GPL
Notepad++ is licensed under GPL, which means it is free/open source software that you can use freely.
Pro User defined language syntax support
You can define your own custom syntax highlighting rules (or add support for others) .
Pro Multi-line editing
While it is disabled by default, when enabled, it is possible to edit more than one line at a time. This is helpful in many situations.
Pro Plugins Galore
It's ubiquitous, there is a plugin for just about everything (not just PYTHON). So if you need your JSON laid out and decoded whilst you are carving the code, open another tab and crank up the JSON plugin (for example). AND you can write your own. AND it's not just PYTHON. This is a very underrated (free) application.
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