Bored of Jupyter Notebook? Here Are Other 4 Python IDEs for Data Science

Free and paid options that can help you replace Jupyter Notebook.

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Jupyter Notebook is probably the first Python IDE we used for data science. Its simplicity makes it great for beginners, but whenever you need some advanced functionality, you’ll see that Jupyter Notebook has a lot of limitations.

Fortunately, there are plenty of options out there that are as good as Jupyter Notebook (and sometimes even better).

Here are 4 Python IDEs that you can use for your next data science project.

VSCode

One of the biggest advantages of working with VSCode is that you can work with .ipynb files without buying the paid version. Most IDEs have this feature available but not in their free version, so it’s something you should keep in mind.

But there’s more! You can also work with regular .py files, version control, install thousands of plugins, change themes, run commands in its built-in terminal, and do a lot more.

Also, if you’ve been struggling with Jupyter Notebook’s coding assistance (it works very badly sometimes), you won’t have anything to worry about with VSCode. VSCode takes this to the next level with smart completions based on…