Setup Notepad++ for python

[LavaCreeperKing]

I don't like the default python editor. In order to edit more than one file you have to have a bunch of windows open, and I want to have an editor that can open all my files in tabs inside one window. So I have notepad++ on my computer and have been doing a little bit with it. I was wondering if there were any plugins that could help with programming python. I know that there is one for tabbing but I was wondering if there are any for things like auto completion, showing function parameters, and helping to find errors in your code. For example, in the default editor if I type "time." or something it will show me a list of completions. Notepad++ does not do this. Are there any plugins that can do stuff like that to help with programming?

[nilamo]

Visual Studio Code has those features.

And yes, it's generally accepted that IDLE is very terrible, and shouldn't be used for... any reason lol

[LavaCreeperKing]

Yes I have looked at Visual Studio, but my computer will not support it. And after playing with notepad++ I found that I can't copy and paste code properly.(Indention problems that I cant seem to fix.) Are there any other good editors that I could use?

[snippsat]

Yes I have looked at Visual Studio, but my computer will not support it.

It's not Visual Studio,but VS Code my quick review.

[ljmetzger]

I am new to Python and am still using Notepad++, which is my programming editor of choice. I reluctantly use Visual Studio when I need a debugger.

I solved my indenting problems with:
a. settings->preferences->languages
b. on the right side replace (Tabs) by space (and there is a place to enter the number of spaces)

Lewis

[buran]

Nice plugins that I use are with NPP:
PyNPP
Python Indent
Python Script

@lewis - you mean Visual Studio or VS Code? Later is really good one and become my editor of choice lately

[LavaCreeperKing]

Thank you. I am trying VSCode and it seems to be doing what I need.