I tinker with Python for my own little projects and whatnot. I’ve never used it professionally. I generally use Thonny because it is simple and does what I need without any fuss. I decided to try Pycharm. Holy shit, what a cluster. It immediately started downloading an AI assistant without asking and started playing videos. The interface was cluttered and incomprehensible. I ran screaming back to Thonny. I suspect Thonny lacks features that a professional would need and expect but damn, Pycharm seemed bloated and intrusive and I say this as someone who used Visual Studio professionally for 23 years. #python #IDE