[NCSA-discuss] editors in windows, Mac

[Joseph Mack NA3T]

I'm teaching intro computing (with python) to some high 
school kids (after school). I'm letting them use whatever 
platform they have (it's laptops with windows or Macs). I've 
started with binary arithmetic and data types but shortly 
they'll start writing code. I'm wondering what editors are 
commonly in use on windows and Macs.

I can install IDLE (a python IDE available for all platforms 
it seems) and cygwin on windows. Presumably people develope 
code on windows without cygwin. If I were to write the 
"hello world" program in python on windows without IDLE or 
cygwin, what editor would I use? Is it notepad? I seem to 
remember that notepad messes with the extension when you 
save files.

What's the editor on Macs? I hope they have something better 
than vi or emacs

Thanks Joe

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