So. . . . any recommendations for a good n00b IDE? I really like IDLE's stripped down no-frills approach. Also, I need to be able to set a white-on-black color scheme. . . much easier on the eyes.
Since you haven't specified what platform you are working on I will recommend options on what I use (Windows XP):
- Pythonwin extensions come with a lightweight IDE:
http://www.python.org/download/releases/
- Eclipse with PyDev - if I feel like an IDE this is what I use (I usually just use a text editor like jEdit plus the command-line)
http://www.easyeclipse.org/site/distributions/python.html
If you are on Linux there are some more options, like Eric -
http://die-offenbachs.de/eric/index.htmlRegards,
Wayne