Python Tutor Alternatives

Python Tutor is described as 'Helps people overcome a fundamental barrier to learning programming: understanding what happens as the computer executes each line of a program's source code' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to Python Tutor for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and Eclipse apps. The best Python Tutor alternative is Thonny, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Python Tutor are PyDev, IDLE, Wing Python IDE and Mu Editor.

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  1. Thonny icon
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    Python IDE for beginners. Its supports different ways of stepping through the code, step-by-step expression evaluation, detailed visualization of the call stack and a mode for explaining the concepts of references and...

    12 Thonny alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
     
  2. PyDev icon
     14 likes

    PyDev is a third-party plug-in for Eclipse. It is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used for programming in Python supporting code refactoring, graphical debugging, code analysis and many other features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse
     
  3. IDLE icon
     40 likes

    Default IDE which come installed with the Python programming language. It aims to be simple and intuitive, and is especially useful for programmers just learning Python. The editor has syntax highlighting, search features, class browsers, and runs Python scripts in a separate...

    26 IDLE alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. Wing Python IDE icon
     11 likes

    Wing is a highly customizable Python IDE that uses both static and runtime code analysis to provide auto-completion, call tips, code documentation, goto-definition, find uses, refactoring, and many other features.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Mu Editor icon
     1 like

    Mu is a Python code editor for beginner programmers based on extensive feedback given by teachers and learners. Mu has only the most essential features, so users are not intimidated by a baffling interface.

    13 Mu Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
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