Im trying to make this beginner friendly ide/tkinter designer but could use any input good or bad. I guess i'm asking if anyone has any ideas or anything they'd like to see implemented? This is supposed to be for anyone just starting out in Python. Thanks in advance!
Project:
celltoolz/notepad-ide: A full Python IDE & GUI Designer with professional-grade tools
I just started working on a Python IDE built towards beginners. Thanks for checking this out, i'm building this to try to get back into programming myself. Figured the best way to learn all the features of an IDE is build one yourself. This is pure python built using Tkinter.
Roadmap:
notepad-ide/ROADMAP.md at master · celltoolz/notepad-ide
Project:
celltoolz/notepad-ide: A full Python IDE & GUI Designer with professional-grade tools
I’ve written a basic Library Manager that works perfectly fine, but it’s full of "code smells."
The Goal: Refactor this into something production-ready while keeping the logic simple. I'm looking for improvements in modularity, error handling, and Pythonic best practices. How would you handle the file I/O and the branching logic?
import json
def manage_library(action, data):
if action == "add":
try:
f = open("books.txt", "a")
f.write(data['title'] + "," + data['author'] + "," + str(data['year']) + "\n")
f.close()
print("Book added!")
except:
print("Error")
elif action == "list":
try:
with open("books.txt", "r") as f:
lines = f.readlines()
for line in lines:
t, a, y = line.split(",")
print(f"Title: {t}, Author: {a}, Year: {y.strip()}")
except FileNotFoundError:
print("No books found.")
elif action == "search":
f = open("books.txt", "r")
for line in f:
if data.lower() in line.lower():
print("Found: " + line)
f.close()
# Example usage
manage_library("add", {"title": "The Great Gatsby", "author": "F. Scott Fitzgerald", "year": 1925})
manage_library("list", None)
I just started working on a Python IDE built towards beginners. Plan to eventually add learning modules. Thanks for checking this out, i'm building this to try to get back into programming myself. Figured the best way to learn all the features of an IDE is build one yourself 😉
Features:
Daily Commits! Just dropped the GUI Designer, have tons more to add to it including a components panel for things like:
threading.Timer — probably the most requested (periodic callbacks)socket — basic TCP client/server skeletonsqlite3 — connection + cursor setup with a simple query helpersmtplib / email — send-mail skeletoncsv / json — file read/write helperstkinter.filedialog / colorchooser
celltoolz/notepad-ide: A full Python IDE & GUI Designer with professional-grade tools