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Add to SafariWhen comparing Wing Python IDE vs PyCharm Community Edition, the Slant community recommends PyCharm Community Edition for most people. In the question“What are the best Python IDEs or editors?” PyCharm Community Edition is ranked 7th while Wing Python IDE is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose PyCharm Community Edition is:
PyCharm has CVS, Git, Subversion and Mercurial integration.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Built-in debugger
Wing IDE provides local and remote debugging.
Pro Checks for errors in the source code
Pylint has a static analysis tool integrated which checks the source code for any potential errors and bugs.
Pro Exceptionally responsive support
Pro Totally worth the price -- it's a steal, in fact
Pro Advanced debugging features (multi-process, remote, recursive)
Pro Totally programmable keystroke shortcuts
Pro Debugging in threads
Pro Customizable plug-ins if desired
Pro VI and Emacs editor modes
Pro Super-flexible macro capabilities
Pro Version control integration
PyCharm has CVS, Git, Subversion and Mercurial integration.
Pro Sophisticated autocompletion
PyCharm includes sophisticated heuristics for determining what each variable type is and providing autocompletion suggestions for them.
Pro Excellent refactoring support
There are many refactoring options including renaming and changing signature across entire projects. It also includes the an ability to preview changes before committing and exclude anything unwanted.
Pro Excellent debugger
PyCharm can leverage run-time information when running your application with the built-in debugger to figure out what types can possibly be passed to which functions, etc.
Pro Framework support
PyCharm supports cefpython and electron.js (with c bindings).
Pro Pro features Free for students
JetBrains offers a Student Pack, which gives you a student license and access to the pro features of selected products such as PyCharm, IntelliJ IDEA and Php Storm.
Cons
Con Little support for other languages
If you want to develop JavaScript or TypeScript or use other front-end technologies, support for non-Python languages is minimal.
Con Memory-hungry
Can use a lot of memory (several GBs), especially when dealing with large projects.
Con Can sometimes become very slow, freeze, and become unresponsive
It becomes extremely frustrating when you have to wait for the text you've typed to appear in your editor. Furthermore, during these freezes the editor does not always queue what your're typing, so you might have to wait > 15 seconds before you can continue your editing. This quickly affects the concentration of a developer, causing flow interruption and general performance degradation.
Con Feature incomplete
Some features are locked behind a paywall. Although if you are a student, you can apply for the Student Pack.
