can you tell me what editor other than geany is the best for linux mint

[HakolYahol]

should be free and very easy to install

thank you

[Vysero]

I would suggest PyCharm its what I use on Ubuntu 16.04.

[j.crater]

should be free and very easy to install

thank you

You are asking specifically about editor for Python development, not general purpose editor, right?

[HakolYahol]

thanks

even tho it's commercial?

does this command will do a good installation?

$ sudo snap install [pycharm-professional|pycharm-community] --classic

j.crater:
yes

[Larz60+]

PyCharm was my choice for several years. I switched about six months ago to VSCode because of issues with virtual environments using PyCharm. I now an sold on VSCode.

IDE's are quite personal, like buying a suit, you have to find one that fits your fancy.

[HakolYahol]

i see
anyhow

i've tried to command iv'e mentioned and got an error "command not found"

[buran]

Like Larz I used PyCharm in the past. Now I am with VS Code.

[HakolYahol]

i'm trying vs code

[Axel_Erfurt]

I use my own (created with python and Qt)

[Windspar]

You can check out atom.
atom io
ide atom

Feature I like.
hold ctrl on line use arrow keys to take line up or down.
ctrl shift d to dup line.
ctrl d on highlighted text. Every time you click ctrl d. It find that text and highlights it too. where you can change all at the same time.