Wing Python IDE

We ask our customers why they purchased Wing Pro instead of another Python IDE. Their answers may be useful in understanding whether Wing is right for you.

Summary of Responses

This is a heuristic categorization of all the reasons that customers gave for purchasing Wing Pro, as listed in the next section below:

All Customer Responses

These are listed in reverse chronological order, most recent first. The list was last updated August 3, 2023:

• "Excellent debugger; compatible with (mini-)conda installations"
• "Good for Python developers, much less troublesome than ie. Pycharm etc."
• "My favourite IDE for many years, so much better than PyCharm and VSCode. Docs are really good."
• "My time is too valuable to use anything else!"
• "Solid, versatile product; well supported and regularly updated"
• "Been using Wingware for years."
• "Best GUI to work with."
• "Wing Pro has proven to be the best of the best IDE's."
• "I have worked with Wing in the past and have found it to be an excellent IDE for Python"
• "Long time user"
• "For the debugger"
• "Works with Raspberry PI"
• "Just the best tool to work with Python!"
• "It is the best IDE in the world, possibly the Universe."
• "It's good"
• "Used it before really like how it works"
• "I like the IDE as it works how I expect IDEs to work."
• "Used it for years - Debugging beats others"
• "Recommended by friendly people"
• "Used over 10 years / best Python support"
• "Its' the best Python IDE"
• "I use it mostly for debugging MPI programs."
• "I'm sh*t at writing Python but Wing makes me look SO GOOD!"
• "No/little configuration needed to start debugging any type of python project; pytest integration is awesome; Django integration is awesome."
• "Usability"
• "Lightweight, cross-platform, unlimited computers for registered user"
• "Perpetual license for a close competitor to PyCharm"
• "Had a free copy earlier"
• "I like it"
• "Great product"
• "I have used it for too many years to remember why I chose it"
• "It's been so long I don't remember why I chose it originally, but now it is probably the most useful tool on my computer, I love the remote debugging of code on Raspberry Pi, and the debug console for live acess to data."
• "I've using Wing Personal for many years and thought I'd try Pro."
• "Because it's awesome"
• "Because it just works"
• "Wing Pro is the most comprehensive Python IDE out there!!"
• "Used it for many years and excellent support when needed"
• "I used it many years ago, and a friend who is current with Python said it is still the best."
• "Great debugging"
• "Perfect for coding on older Raspis"
• "Previous user of version 7"
• "I like this product"
• "Why Wing? Because its absolutely the best Python IDE - Period."
• "License agreement is the most versatile. I have been using it for years now."
• "Been using Wing for years at work, now retired and just playing"
• "I use Wing at work. I've never had any issues with it. I'm getting license for my own personal use at home."
• "It is what I use at work and am most familiar with. My intent is to use it on my personal time for personal growth and small non-profit projects for fun."
• "It works well"
• "It's what our programmers want :)"
• "It was recommended by a trusted colleague."
• "Muscle memory :)"
• "Had used personal version before"
• "I like the way it works compared to others I have tried."
• "The new developer in the Team creates AI apps and doesn't want to use Jetbrains IDE :) he likes this one"
• "Wing Pro is fast, stable and feature rich."
• "I have used it for years and I like it."
• "Wing user since 2009"
• "I have used it for several years"
• "Used personal liked it"
• "Good product, good long term customer support, support for my on-going research/development"
• "It's the best Python IDE on the market."
• "I really like to work with it"
• "Better Option for running IronPython"
• "Interesting product. Not many commercial alternatives available."
• "Have been using it for many years and its great"
• "The best IDE for Python Ive ever seen!"
• "Its too easy to make stupid mistakes with Python like: total = foo.getSum, total = foo.getSum(). Wing's IDE helps me avoid Python's dynamic idiocy."
• "Long ago Wing Pro was the only tool to debug remotely Zope applications. 'Im a Unix C++/Python user and my main code editor is Vim. I use IDEs occasionally, but since that time I see no reason to move from Wing, which satisfies all my debugging needs."
• "Recommended in a book"
• "I tried it and it's really nice. Tried also Pycharm, but it's too much for me."
• "Because it's written in Python (:"
• "I've used it for many years and I just like it."
• "I needed a good IDE and this is the one I liked the best"
• "Simply the best :)"
• "For Python, with Python, as it should be."
• "Debugger integration"
• "I'm a long time user."
• "Because it's the best Python IDE :-)"
• "Simple to use, lightweight yet powerful, helpful support team, listens to the feedback"
• "Tried it and felt better to use than Spyder or Jupyter etc. also like the old school perpetual license concept."
• "I got free version first. I found it to be very easy to use."
• "When I first started using Python, I started with Wing, so I'm used to its easy-to-use GUI. I really like the drop-down menus at the top of the code editor which show the classes and methods."
• "Works fine. And I'm used to it."
• "PyCharm does not cut it"
• "Needed for my job"
• "It's the best!"
• "Recommended by associate"
• "Good software"
• "Love it - Have been using it for eons :)"
• "Liked reviews, its seems better than Spyder I was using, imports Pygame etc."
• "It is the best"
• "Great UI"
• "It's the best Python IDE!"
• "The reviews I've come across mention that its non-bloated, fast, and customizable."
• "Sweet! debugging, static checking, nice IDE, refactoring"
• "Best overall Python IDE"
• "Been using it for years. New Laptop, new copy of Wing Pro (upgrade to v9)"
• "User many years, great debugger"
• "Online reviews, previous experience"
• "Because it's awesome!"
• "Ive been using Wing for a long time. It works, support good, I upgrade to support Wingware although my usage is now minimal"
• "It's obvious you are passionate about Python, the IDE is very clear and unobtrusive!"
• "The best of the best IDE for Python developers."
• "Works with older versions of ArcGIS"
• "Best Python IDE on the market."
• "IDA Pro debugging"
• "Recommended by Automating OSINT Course"
• "Past & continuing experience. Best debugger."
• "Because its better than Spyder and not as memory-intensive as PyCharm"
• "Used it during graduate school"
• "Like it a lot."
• "Been using it for years and like it the best"
• "Best IDE for Python. Debugger + remote editing + etc."
• "Been using it for a decade. Sympathetic product. Especially since our Serbian team gets a special pricing!"
• "Linux support"
• "I've tested the personal version and I think it is great software, even sent you an email about it."
• "Out of all the available Python IDEs, Wing was clearly the best. A decade later, it still is."
• "It's the only exclusively Python-centric IDE out there!"
• "Quality and speed"
• "Best Python IDE"
• "Wing Personal was easy and comfortable for me to use."
• "Recommendation of a friend"
• "I'm a new programmer in Python"
• "I have enjoyed using the personal version but would also like to use the advanced features."
• "Not constantly accessing the web like PyCharm - slows down that IDE significantly."
• "Been using it for years and still the best for debugging"
• "Awesome debugger ..."
• "Wingware is the best Python code IDE."
• "For me Wing Pro is the best IDE I could find"
• "Best app. using for years"
• "I have wanted to try an IDE for years, but none can really work well with the ViM editor (at which I'm an expert). The ViM bindings now enable me to edit efficiently and use an IDE!!!"
• "Simple to use, yet powerful. Lots of features on tap but not in the way."
• "I think it is best editor - IDE for Python and my kids are learning coding..."
• "Best choice for Python programming IDE"
• "Habit, and because i like the people."
• "Upgraded after using Wing IDE Personal for several years. It is excellent."
• "Been using it for years."
• "Useful features and powerful debugger"
• "Happy user since the dawn of time, particularly appreciative of the rapid, personal, deep, and extraordinarily helpful technical support"
• "Great development and debug environment!"
• "Have been using it since the 2.x days. Love it!"
• "Clothes can be made to measure or bought from a chain store"
• "Habit :)"
• "Its reliable and help us build Natural Language Processing products faster."
• "Stupid I guess. I own Jet Brains code packages as well as VS code, Sublime Text, Atom, Emacs, Vim, and Jupyter Notebooks. My favorite is Vim once I have it set up properly, For some reason I keep coming back to WingIDE."
• "Used free version and loved it. It was recommended by friend."
• "Reviewing options. Trial version showed good tools for Python large code review."
• "Its awesome!"
• "Good IDE for Python"
• "Best Python IDE on the market, by far"
• "Used before"
• "Recommended by Kent Lees Python Programming Fundamentals"
• "Been using Wing Personal"
• "Easy to debug"
• "I'm renewing, so because I'm used to it."
• "It's good, thanks :)"
• "Works well with Maya"
• "Improve programming and use with Raspberry Pi"
• "Lightweight and full of features"
• "Its awesome!"
• "Simple to use, yet powerful. No Microsoft :-)"
• "Provides fine grained control without overwhelming me, most of the time."
• "Your help is detailed"
• "Recommended by other developers"
• "I use Wing at work. I've never had any issues with it. I'm getting license for my own personal use at home."
• "Because its so helpful with its Intellisense. Also it provided free license to me when I was a student."
• "A very good Python IDE"
• "Useful tool"
• "For GUI development"
• "Because it is great"
• "Works well for me & great support"
• "Word of mouth"
• "Excellent python IDE"
• "Have enjoyed debugging support in previous versions"
• "Supports debugging embedded Python instances (stack traces, breakpoints, memory view, etc)"
• "I started on beginner WING, moved to Personal, and like the extra features in pro (like bookmarking lines!!)"
• "I liked the product and you have a great tutorial"
• "I've used Wing Pro for many years. It is my preferred Python environment."
• "Because I am in love with Python and Wing IDE is built in Python."
• "Used by someone I trust."
• "Its a python specific IDE."
• "I have not a better IDE"
• "Best Python development platform"
• "Wing Pro is a professional IDE for Python, and it has many wonderful functions, I love it! Looking forward to developing more and better functions."
• "Educational development"
• "IMHO, its the best Python IDE out there."
• "Because I like it a lot!"
• "Really enjoy ability to debug IDA Pro scripts with debug stub"
• "Recommended Python Programming on Mac"
• "I am long time customer of yours... you are still the best, just updated my license for another 3 years."
• "Used others but this one is better for Python, from my point of view"
• "I took Justin Seitz's Automating OSINT course and he recommended Wing. I have been using it since 2019 and I dont know why anyone would choose anything else! You have a customer for life!"
• "Author recommendations"
• "Best IDE/Debugger for Python I know"
• "I like it"
• "It is the best of the bunch, is regularly updated and very reliable."
• "Supoort and frameworks like Django. Also, I like you guys."
• "Customer Service"
• "Best ide for Python!"
• "I love it. Great functionality. Like the re-factoring feature."
• "Its the best! Its open almost at all times on my computer! Love the remote debugging on Raspberry Pi"
• "It's the best!"
• "Because I think it is the best IDE for Python"
• "Because its a pure Python environment AND its tech and language support is AWESOME."
• "Its a very good ide."
• "Need a replacement for PyCharm"
• "Recommended by other developers"
• "Because its so helpful with its Intellisense. Also it provided free license to me when I was a student."
• "A very good python ide"
• "Because of Justin SEITZ"
• "Incredible debugging, responsiveness, constant updates, great website, never had any problems = easy renewal"
• "I had used Wing Pro before for one year, its really light weight and debugging is really fast. I see massive changes since few years in the IDE."
• "Easy and clear to deal with"
• "Great product"
• "Great interface and easy to use. Full debugging support."
• "Renewing/Upgrading from Wing Pro 7"
• "High Quality and Beautiful UI"
• "I liked Personal Edition"
• "I wanted a paid hassle free IDE, I knew Wing from studying and support for TDD is a bonus. Also the trial convinced me. Thanks."
• "Most powerful editor for Python language."
• "Best fit to company needs"
• "Easy IDE method"
• "Long term user"
• "Affordable"
• "Stable, performs great, solves all my development use cases."
• "I've been an extremely happy customer for basically forever."
• "Used ten years ago, still love it."
• "bcz i like it"
• "Its the best Python IDE; I've been using it for 15 years and its held up against everything else I've tested."
• "Best I have used"
• "Professor recommended"
• "Most versatile of available Python IDEs and the most intuitive."
• "Self-learning Python. Wanted something to get the most out of py."
• "Powerful tool and debug"
• "Microsoft should be stopped - and it is a great product"
• "It's a great IDE"
• "I am using it in my Honors Computer Programming Class and I want to have it for myself to continue making programs."
• "Still the best out there, and support is fantastic."
• "Used before (v5.1)"
• "Wing Pro I very user friendly, The interface is very informative"
• "It is the best Python IDE available."
• "Reviews and compatibility with PyQt"
• "I used it at a previous company, and find it superior to PyCharm, which everyone else here uses."
• "Been a customer for many years. Great product."
• "I prefer it"
• "Reviews, and great multi-version support."
• "Ease of use"
• "Past experience with the product."
• "Best Python IDE"
• "Wing Pro is the best! Had the non-Pro version, now decided to upgrade."
• "I have been a user for many many years - at home and at work"
• "Have used it many years. Great Software!"
• "Read a strong recommendation in Black Hat Python. Like PyCharm, but too bulky"
• "It works!"
• "Long time satisfied user"
• "Seems to be the best solution for starting with Python"
• "It is smart."
• "The debugger (and support)"
• "Used at Samsung Semiconductor -- good stuff!"
• "I have used it and liked it previously"
• "Because it is the best Python development API I ever used."
• "Easiest way to get the job done"
• "It is what I know, and it works"
• "It is the best (usually)"
• "Best IDE for Python. Debugger + remote editing + etc."
• "Tested it and like it... a great fan!"
• "Well VSCode is just too much MS Code and Atom is pretty much spiralling out of excitement... Plus I like your IDE, I've been a customer since 2014. TY :)"
• "It's awesome"
• "Appears to be the most complete package and superior customer support"
• "It's always worked"
• "I have used it at work previously and I really like the IDE!"
• "Love the product."
• "Still Best IDE"
• "I chose Wing Pro to utilize its superb refactoring tools."
• "I just like it! Had good experience years ago and want to start over again... regards, Josef"
• "Its the best!"
• "Recommendation"
• "Hobby"
• "It does most everything I need, it works, and the support response is exceptionally quick."
• "Support/usability/even improves my Python knowledge"
• "Written in Python by Python developers, powerful but doesn't get in my way"
• "I've used it for years. While I don't get to program in Python much anymore, when I do I like having a serious editor."
• "CONTINUITY"
• "Learn Python"
• "Been using it for years"
• "Good references on the net and better licensing options than Pycharm"
• "Cuz I like it and it works. I use it on Mac and appreciate the UI. I also use web2py, which is supported under Wing."
• "Coz it rocks!"
• "User for many, many years and love it."
• "Really useful, powerful yet kind of accessible"
• "I'm a long time Wing user and like to use it for debugging, especially for MPI programs."
• "Existing user for many years"
• "Long time user"
• "Great support people, support for debugging IDA Pro"
• "Still the best Python IDE"
• "I have used Wing IDE Personal for several years. It is excellent."
• "Simpler than Pycharm with all the necessary bells and whistles and supports virtual environments"
• "I used it after reading Black Hat Python"
• "Easier interface"
• "Excellent Python IDE"
• "Programming for fun as a retired person"
• "It is a good product and helps me to develop web2py applications."
• "Seems good and was recommneded in a PySimpleGUI Tutorial."
• "It's the best Python IDE out there : )"
• "Good Experience with prior editions"
• "Optimal for me"
• "It just works ;-)"
• "I had a previous version more than 10 years ago; lots of improvements since I switched to another IDE (before moving into iOS development)"
• "As a Delphi developer, Wing makes me feel at home in Python 2.7"
• "Recommended in Black Hat Python 2nd edition"
• "Better than the average IDE"
• "A returning user"
• "Ease of use"
• "Hands down the coolest Py-IDE. Period."
• "Returning customer, resume Python development, hear good things about updates."
• "Two years of Microsoft still made me want to get back to Wing"
• "Have been very happy with it"
• "Feature rich, logical implementation, reasonably priced"
• "Great IDE"
• "Ease of use and excellent support"
• "License agreement was the big one."
• "It focuses on Python and gets it right"
• "Long-standing user"
• "Recommended in Black Hat Python book"
• "I've used it for many years."
• "Its fast, intuitive, has a good searching functionality"
• "I've been using Wing Pro since 2007 -- I can't imagine not using it"
• "I have used the product for years, with no issues."
• "I like this tool"
• "Been using it for years. Like the IDE environment."
• "Great Reviews"
• "Conditional Breakpoints and other advanced features (plus, support the devs!)"
• "Still the best IDE for Python. Kick VSCode ass. Bitte :D"
• "I am learning Python. I've been using the non-Pro version but I like to support companies when I can and its 50% off right now."
• "Evaluated all features, I like the reverse engineer database gui capability. Also very good price."
• "Justin Sykes recommendation"
• "Remote development"
• "Educational application"
• "Via Python Wiki"
• "Recommended by a course"
• "Excellent product"
• "I use it now for years for hobbies"
• "Very good support, prepared to connect remotely with Raspberry Pi."
• "Studying Machine Learning"
• "Because its good!"
• "I love it"
• "Because it is an excellent tool that allows me to be more productive!"
• "Because it was the best solution to develop zope/plone application."
• "Because I like to use it with Nuke, Maya, and also for my datascience projects"
• "Easy to access, advance features and simple to understand and use."
• "Great product"
• "My company uses the commercial version for development and it's fantastic. I wanted a copy for personal hobby use as well."
• "Excellent Python IDE"
• "Learning Python"
• "Used it in a college class and liked it so I like to continue supporting Wing :)"
• "I liked the IDE best out of the ones I tried"
• "It works"
• "Trying something new for personal use"
• "A complete Python IDE"
• "Best Python IDE available on all my platforms"
• "I prefer it over VSCode and PyCharm because of its code completion/intelligence and that it's made with Python."
• "I like a simple style and something that will not bugg out."
• "Wingware helps me solve problems"
• "Interactive debugger"
• "Computer science class"
• "Good remote development features"
• "Recommendation"
• "Learning Python"
• "For school, I found the setup very helpful, as I struggle with the basic Python IDLE"
• "More powerful than MS VS Code, simpler and cleaner than PyCharm"
• "Great debugger"
• "I like it."
• "Happy with the development environment... works for me!"
• "Works with web2py and IDE layout is less busy than Pycharm"
• "It makes everything easier."
• "Good IDE"
• "Non-commercial license at a reasonable cost; multi-process debugging"
• "Recommended by user"
• "Its the best Python IDE by several miles!"
• "After my trial version I was very happy with the product and its documentation."
• "Lightweight and user-friendly"
• "Remote execution with debugging"
• "Its always been the best of breed for Python."
• "A great IDE that is continuously being developed and updated (much appreciated!)."
• "The best IDE for Python"
• "Fast, good help system"
• "Wanted the full version"
• "Sync with Teammates in terms of IDEs used"
• "I dont know any better"
• "Good IDE for Python"
• "Used it in the past. Recommended by the Automating OSINT guys."
• "My teacher introduced it to me in programming class at the age of 16. Now 24, I still think its the best!"
• "Advised by friend"
• "I loved Wing Personal so much, I had to try Wing Pro! I have not been disappointed."
• "I like this IDE for Python & builtin debugger"
• "Works well"
• "Beginning Python user. It was recommended to me"
• "It's the greatest Python IDE!"
• "Looks like the best Python IDE and allows for perpetual license."
• "MS Visual Studios Python support is frustratingly bad"
• "Recent security issues with PyCharm"
• "Recommended in Justin Seitz's Black Hat Python"
• "Test of several IDEs"
• "A Python IDE comparison and Python.org and a review done by a senior user."
• "Because its a very excellent IDE for Python."
• "Loved it for years...."
• "Uh... because its the best for what I do."
• "Learning Python"
• "Multiprocess debugger for Python"
• "Better Maya integration"
• "Remote development"
• "Easy setup and be productive right away."
• "Used by Edx"
• "Works great"
• "Wing da bestttt"
• "Great IDE to write within."
• "Much easier, cleaner, and more powerful than Microsoft Visual Studio Code, without all the corporate telemetry spyware and ugly, amateurish GUI. Better than other IDEs we tried. Refactoring, git (and many others), everything is there. Up & coding in 3 minutes flat. Git projects were automatically found & setup in Wing IDE. Very intuitive, well thought-out GUI."
• "Recommended in book Blackhat Python and recommended for performance on Reddit"
• "Awesome autocompletion feature"
• "Cool IDE to learn Python in combination with wx!"
• "Best IDE"
• "Its awesome!!! Couldnt work without it. (i could it would just suck though)"
• "Works well for me & great support"
• "A great Python IDE - makes my life easier!"
• "Its the best python IDE on the market"
• "Best Python Development/Debugging-Tool on Market"
• "The integration of Python w/ Excel Data analytics."
• "The recommended IDE for Python."
• "Debugging."
• "I need Wing Pro to utilize its superb refactoring tools."
• "I used it during a training course, as well as evaluating it for personal use, and found I really enjoyed it."
• "Easier to use than Atom, VSCode, and Sublime Text. I still love Vim."
• "Like it."
• "Works well for me."
• "Used it before but switched to VS code which is great for smaller hobby projects, but now I have a project that seems to get larger and feel I need Wing again :)"
• "I really don't like using VS Code for its owner is a megacorp. That's all. I prefer vastly to spend money on a small business that I know wont resell my data."
• "It appears to have more powerful editing / refactoring tools than the competition."
• "It was recommended by certain books on programming, as well as reviews online comparing different IDEs."
• "Speed and less system resources used compared to say Pycharm"
• "Better licensing than JetBrains. Excellent features."
• "Works on Linux, it is fast, and nice help support."
• "Due to a mention in Python von Kopf bis Fuß (Head First Python)"
• "Long time user. Cannot retrieve my laptop with v5 on it, due to covid19 travel restrictions!"
• "Taking Python seriously."
• "Source Assistant, refactoring tools, and some other things are just incredible!"
• "I love it."
• "I've been using the free version and love it."
• "Written in Python, not Java."
• "I used it in graduate school and I like it."
• "PyCharm sucks running remotely on RPi."
• "Very nice IDE for Python."
• "Nice UI."
• "I use Neovim for writing code but Wing for debugging Python."
• "Because if has best combination of debug, introspection, editing and environment support."
• "Great debugger!"
• "Focus on Python, professional to debug."
• "It works very well - I like that it is designed specifically for Python"
• "Coz it rocks."
• "Written specifically for Python."
• "Wing Pro is clearly the most powerful Python IDE and the development team is very responsive."
• "Im learning Python v3 and wanted a Python-centric IDE to use to learn the language."
• "Best python IDE and good price without trying to make the customer pay more for no reason."
• "It's the best!"
• "Good reviews, like the UI, used Wing 101."
• "Recommendations of others."
• "Easy to use."
• "VI Compatability."
• "Excellent project support, powerful integrations."
• "I like the way it works with Linux."
• "Reputation."
• "Its still the best."
• "Reviews, and it just works!!"
• "I havent the foggiest idea."
• "Django support."
• "Remote working on my Pi."
• "I beg you'll pardon my French, but its pretty badass."
• "Used in the past."
• "I find Wing Pro the best Python IDE in terms of functionality and customization."
• "Best Python IDE I know."
• "Because of great debugger."
• "ncompassing + debugger."
• "It's most of the time the right tool to choose. Slim, fast and flexible."
• "Been using it for several years."
• "It just works."
• "Remote debugging on Linux."
• "I have used Wing IDE Personal for several years. It is excellent."
• "Seems to be the most complete Python IDE for large projects."
• "Recommended in book Python Programming Fundamentals."
• "The best Python IDE that I have ever used."
• "Good experience with prior editions."
• "Debugging capabilities."
• "Rich functionality of the program."
• "For the editor and debug features."
• "I have tried other IDEs for Python, and this is the best one that I have ever used. I recommend it to anyone who is a Python user."
• "I like it."
• "The best IDE for Python!"
• "Simplicity of using."
• "Long term customer."
• "Excellent ide."
• "I like the debugger."
• "Easy to use."
• "It just works!"
• "Because its the damn best IDE for Python... :-)"
• "Too old to learn anything else :-)"
• "Friend recomended it."
• "Good IDE for Python."
• "Most up to date."
• "I like this software, its the best on the market actually!"
• "It is a great fit for my software company startup."
• "I think it is one of the better IDEs for Python development."
• "Simple, fast and tools-rich, designed special for Python only."
• "I usually use Pycharm but it cannot debug sub processes."
• "Recommendation from Black Hat Python."
• "Best use policy. Well recommended."
• "Active Python developer."
• "Long time user."
• "Learning Python."
• "I like it!"
• "Default choice in the organization."
• "It was recommended in Black Hat Python."
• "Beautiful interface and good functions."
• "Excellent support."
• "I am a professional Python developer and I want to be productive."
• "Personal fast support. Python native IDE."
• "I like PyCharm but prefer to remote host with the source on the remote, which is not easy with PyCharm."
• "It's been a great dev tool for years."
• "Internet customer reviews."
• "Best of the lot."
• "More productive product than BBEdit."
• "As user of Wing Personal, I looked at a remote debugger."
• "Written in Python, not Java garbage. Debugger is wonderful and works remotely."
• "Great integration, great debug, fantastic support."
• "It's the best."
• "Internet reviews."
• "Because I like it :)"
• "Good IDE."
• "Its the best Python IDE I have used. I like it way more than PyCharm."
• "Best around."
• "Support."
• "Its easy to understand, has multiple useful features, debugging made easy."
• "I am taking an online Python/OSINT course. The instructor recommended Wing."
• "Good support."
• "The debugger is very good."
• "Because its fabulous!"
• "Fast and excellent debugger."
• "For use with NukeX."
• "Better inspection of Python objects while debugging than VSCode. Good support for custom python executables. Ability to specify a project by folder and not per file."
• "Learning Python."
• "Good documentation. Usability. No-nonsense installation (zip file)."
• "Best in test!"
• "Want to learn and work with Python."
• "I've used it on and off for several years - the debugger is awesome."
• "Very good interface."
• "I want to learn Python without dying trying."
• "Its really good."
• "After using it, it seems perfect. Thank you!"
• "Ability to handle huge projects."
• "Wing is the best Python IDE that I am aware of."
• "Long-time user."
• "Still a great product. Ive been mentoring a crew of dev/ops for Southern Company. First I could recall where it ran on all platforms. They have been impressed."
• "Perpetual license."
• "Best python IDE ever."
• "Simpler than Pycharm with all the necessary bells and whistles and supports virtual environments."
• "Best debugger."
• "Because it is domestically produced. I like it."
• "I have to navigate a very complex code base that makes me insecure about my skills."
• "I like it."
• "Maya and Pymel integration."
• "Recommended by an experienced user."
• "Debugging Python."
• "Fast and reliable."
• "Used the basic version and liked it."
• "It makes Python coding easier than easy."
• "Excellent Python IDE."
• "Awesome IDE to start learning Python."
• "Remote development."
• "First time Python user trying out this IDE."
• "Great product."
• "I have tried many other Python IDEs and Wing is the best one hands down!"
• "Nice software and have German language."
• "I liked the trial version and I'm learning python."
• "Great tool."
• "I have used it previously when I was working. Now I want to use it for hobby purposes."
• "I use this at work and wanted commonality for home projects."
• "Auto-completion and debugging work very well."
• "It's the best."
• "The debugging is outstanding!"
• "The main advantage is Debug Console. I think this is not in the Personal. Right?"
• "It's a very nice tool"
• "Works!"
• "The debug probe. Being able to jump to source files in the stdlib (and .pi files) is pretty sweet too."
• "Been using it for 10 years :)"
• "Debugger is very nice :)"
• "Been using Wing for a long time, love the debugging experience."
• "Your software is wonderful! Mainly used for Flask Website development and Raspberry ones ;-)"
• "Great for debugging."
• "Great for editing, debugging."
• "PyCharm too slow."
• "Lover of Wing 5, I needed to use Python 3."
• "Because Pycharm is slow and annoying? Actually, because your debugger probe is awesome."
• "I am looking for a powerful Python-centric IDE that isnt just a skinned generic IDE."
• "Still much better than (Not)IntelliJ Idea."
• "Fastest Python IDE I ever used, low resource usage and excellent debugger."
• "Fast and easy to use."
• "I want try to use IDE (before, I use vim)"
• "I want a purely Python focused IDE with all the associated bells and whistles."
• "I am writing a large Python program and Wing does a great job with it."
• "Simply it is the best :-)"
• "Makes my life easier for editing and debugging...and less expensive than Pycharm!"
• "He is the best."
• "It works....."
• "Have been using for many years. Very intuitive. Less CPU/memory hungry compared to PyCharm."
• "Awesome sauce."
• "Still at it."
• "Written in Python(yay!) + QT, the debugger, emacs key support."
• "VSCode Python rename symbol and peek references functions have become unreliable."
• "Debugger."
• "Studio uses it."
• "Used Wing for years."
• "Because it is better than any other Python IDE that I have tried (and I have tried many!)"
• "It's got an amazing debugger."
• "Licensing model, available in Steam, price, features - in that order."
• "The debugger."
• "I chose Wing because of its support of web2py."
• "Internet reviews."
• "like it better than the alternatives."
• "Light weight."
• "I find it very usable."
• "Like it lots."
• "Fast, useful features, highly flexible / customizable."
• "Reviews found via Internet search."
• "I find it very usable."
• "It is a great IDE with a lot of helper features, like autocomplete."
• "Debugger."
• "Best x platform IDE for Python."
• "Faster than PyCharm by order of magnitude."
• "Love the features."
• "Wing is like an interactive tutorial and documentation all in one."
• "It's the best."
• "Maturity of support for Python."
• "I like it."
• "Great success with eval copy in using DLL with Python."
• "Flexible editor and solid debugging."
• "Recommendation from another developer"
• "Best debugger in the business."
• "It works well & you respond to feedback well."
• "It was the best product at the time and I think it still is."
• "It has the best Python debugger. Seriously, you should package that up and sell it as a stand-alone project."
• "It just works."
• "Long time user."
• "It is the most full featured and I love the links to the documentation and auto-completion."
• "I have used wing for many years."
• "it is good :)"
• "I have used it for years."
• "Best IDE on the market at the time."
• "Excellent debuger, vi mode and project management (anything but Python is very bad)"
• "I want to master how to use it and properly debug applications."
• "'cause its the best and works on Mac, Linux and Windows, and I use it on all 3!"
• "I've used Wing in the past and wanted to compare it with vscode."
• "To use for my automating OSINT course with Justin Seitz. I use Python a lot for work and I like Wing Pro's features."
• "Because it's awesome."
• "I use Wing Pro for the features and ease of use."
• "Tool appeals to me."
• "Seriously? There are no competitors."
• "Always solid year after year."
• "Because I use Wing Pro on win10 and ubuntu18.04."
• "I have used it for more than 10 years."
• "Because I love it."
• "It's best and fastest. You do not have to wait for program start. It's very Python friendly because it is Python based itself."
• "Best debugging capability for Python."
• "Light weight & fast."
• "Co-workers recommendations."
• "Because its awesome. :D"
• "Easy to use and greatly reduced my app development time."
• "It's OK and has remote debug."
• "Uh, because its tailored for Python and is the best IDE for web2py development."
• "Still the best Python IDE. Used it since 2000 (on Windows at that time)."
• "I love its ability to debug pretty much anything with ease. And its just awsome."
• "Qt multithreaded debugging."
• "Ive been using Wing Pro for years, it remains my Python IDE of choice."
• "It's easy to use and powerful."
• "Because the help guys are so good."
• "I use this because its great for debugging and getting info on code (source assistant) amongst many other features."
• "The best IDE."
• "Because it is great!"
• "Have had it for years."
• "Really happy so far, just upgrading."
• "I've been a satisfied customer for years."
• "Best Python editor environment."
• "A great Python IDE."
• "I think it is the best IDE for Python!"
• "It works and you support it."
• "Best Python IDE I have found!"
• "Best suited for my needs."
• "Recommended by other Python Developers."
• "I have used Wing for several years. It is a VERY NICE product."
• "I love the remote debugging, one of the best commercial software products I know of."
• "There is nothing like it! I love it love it love it."
• "Been using for years, comfortable in GUI."
• "Its the best IDE I have seen so far and highly recommended in Violent Python book."
• "More powerful than MS VS Code, simpler and cleaner than PyCharm."
• "Less system intensive than PyCharm, early testing suggests application is more intuitive too."
• "I use Wing Pro because it is excellent!"
• "The best IDE for Python that I know."
• "Great IDE."
• "Based on internet search / review one of the best IDE for Python."
• "Have been dabbling with the free version and wanted to give you some $upport - I'm just a hobbyist."
• "Been using Wing for years. Its great! Nothing better for python development in my opinion."
• "Using it and liking it :)"
• "Overall best Python IDE. Super-feature=Support for remote debug on AWS instances."
• "Great handy IDE."
• "I try it for Django dévelopment and that's fine."
• "I am already using WingPro for several years and I am pleased with the features and the continous improvements."
• "Many years using it, very good for Python, and very good debugger."
• "Very well developed tool plus refactoring."
• "Powerful debugging, remote debugging."
• "US based (unlike PyCharm)."
• "Great IDE with amazing step through debugging."
• "Debugger!"
• "Best python IDE. I'm been using it for a number of years. :)"
• "For me, its the best IDE out there..."
• "The word lightweight. I have PyCharm, but I also like to carry around tools that can run on my Netbook, if necessary."
• "It is reliable and a powerful Python editor."
• "Easy to install, fast and saves time!"
• "The best available python IDE."
• "Best IDE for python, just works and feels intuitive."
• "I enjoy the debugger so much."
• "Its the best all round Python IDE. And it works with Raspberry Pi!"
• "It is for serious programmers."
• "Best available Tool for Python Development and debugging on the market!"
• "Best Python IDE that I found for Linux."
• "Well organised IDE at a reasonable cost."
• "Have used it for many, many years. Still the best."
• "Wing Pro is an awesomely elegant no nonsense python IDE that gets the job done!"
• "I like it."
• "Powerful, easy to use, fast to use once you get to know the keyboard shortcuts."
• "Best Python Editor with small memory footprint and feature combination."
• "The best!!"
• "Its my favorite Python IDE."
• "I have been using it for several years and love it."
• "Excellent experience with your debugger and immediate helpful response from your support."
• "Did bakeoff against PyCharm for a 1 week intense development project, Wing is better."
• "Looks really great."
• "It's great as a hobbyist trying to learn a few new things in retirement. Tried others and this one is definitely the best."
• "It's been a top of the line product, and Raspberry Pi development is a big plus for me."
• "Best IDE available for python according to people whose opinion I weigh highly."
• "It seems easy to understand, clean user interface."
• "Best in class IDE for Python."
• "Easy to use, very powerful."
• "Excellent support, high quality product."
• "Its a great program and I will be using it to teach young children Python programming with a real IDE."
• "Best Python IDE available."
• "Fast, great features. I can write and debug quicker."
• "Evaluated different tools, apparently back in 2014. Like the debugger."
• "It's not as heavy as pycharm, and its cheaper."
• "Used it before, need to do some Python programming now and then and need a serious debugger (among other things)."
• "Is there a better IDE? :)"
• "Absolutely the best IDE for Python development."
• "Very good interface."
• "Appears to provide a comprehensive development environment."
• "Wicked fast and nice debugger, remote capability."
• "My professor gave us a copy in class and I like it so I got a permanent version to keep after this course is done."
• "Works well with web2py, now using it for accessing bitcoin core APIs via Python."
• "Ease of use."
• "Best integration on all major platforms."
• "Speed."
• "Experience and expansion of target features."
• "Django."
• "Best of all Python IDEs."
• "Convenient config w/ Anaconda, remote operation, eye-friendly UI."
• "PyCharm is written in java which is reason enough to avoid using it."
• "Used PyCharm as a student, immediately found Wing more intuitive within the first five minutes."
• "Meets all our Python development requirements."
• "The debugger."
• "My prefered IDE for python."
• "Long time user. Still the best."
• "Like the powerful debugger."
• "Our software development company has standardized on this good product."
• "Best Python IDE I've used to date."
• "Been using it for 10 years."
• "It is a good IDE."
• "You are the best."
• "The incredible debugger, remote options, and awesome user support!"
• "I have been a customer for about 3 years now...excellent product and support."
• "I love it :)"
• "Learning to use Python, the extra features are nice."
• "You can use it remotely."
• "Cross platform and easy to use."
• "VIM integration."
• "Remote programming for Raspberry Pi."
• "Simple. Clean. Powerful. Plus, Pycharm is a bloated, overpriced mess."
• "Light, fast interface, great debugging, constant updates, great website, ..."
• "Go to definition code inspection and the debugger integration are very reliable and a pleasure to use."
• "We like it with Web2py."
• "Good interface."
• "Unsatisfied with pycharm, pycharm is over engineered, slow and too opiniated how I should write code."
• "Works very well for me, and I got used to it =)"
• "Excellent support."
• "Fast, effective."
• "Multiple platform support."
• "Remote debugging is much simpler than it is in Komodo."
• "I have tried using free tools such as VBS and other notepad++ and I find it much easier to use than anything else."
• "Debugger, built-in shell/terminal."
• "Recommendation of my colleague, who sings its praises effusively."
• "Great Programming IDE."
• "They make renewals easy and affordable for individuals."
• "It works, no hassle."
• "Because is the best!"
• "I like it because its focused on Python."
• "Good support, long trial period which allows to be convinced that it is adapted to my needs."
• "Easiest IDE I've ever used."
• "Simplicity of using."
• "Ease of use."
• "Beautiful classic Windows looking interface and lightweight."
• "I need to debug legacy Python 2.7 code running under cygwin."
• "Great Emacs key bindings, good debugger."
• "Great debugging support."
• "Been using it since 2007. Still the best Python IDE!"
• "The best IDE I found."
• "Best around."
• "Extensive capabilities."
• "Best IDE for Python Development."
• "I have tried several including your Personal version and liked the power of the debugger plus the links to documentation that help. I am a NOOB to Python but longtime programmer and this really helps me."
• "Friends who are Python users invariably suggest Wing Pro as the best choice."
• "Easy Code Navigation."
• "Need a IDE with strong debugging - learning Python now - objective is to use micropython on ARM uControllers."
• "Its easy to use and supports my favorite libraries: GTK3 (PyGObject) and pygame. Also, I like that it works in both Linux and Windows."
• "Fast IDE."
• "Quality."
• "Less intrusive license, excellent reviews."
• "Very capable, up-to-date Python IDE."
• "Small, fast, reliable :)"
• "I am currently a Wing license holder and Wing it is my favorite IDE."
• "I have been using it for many years and love it."
• "Very light weight, what is most important in my view is support, which the Wing team has provided every time I asked something."
• "You know, it makes sense!"
• "I used it at my first job and I really appreciated all the features it has."
• "It's good, have used since version 5.x."
• "Because of remote debugging feature on Raspberry Pi and it is stable."
• "It is the IDE I first learned Python and programming with. All other Python IDEs I've tried have never been as fast and helpful in my development."
• "I use it for long time, its a wonderful IDE."
• "Easy and quickly and supports my system, I like it and I will use it more :)"
• "Its great. Been using for a while now."
• "Good experience with prior editions."
• "I wanted an American technology company solution. I also wanted a solution where I could get help if I needed it."
• "I like your understanding of Python."
• "Code completion, debugging capabilities, in Wing 7 Pandas table view."
• "Easy to set up."
• "It's run-to-line and code-completion functionality and documentation display capabilities are by far the best."
• "Best PY IDE, period."
• "Lighter than Pycharm and powerful than VScode."
• "I just like you :)"
• "Simple and useful."
• "Seems to just work."
• "It is very helpful for debugging and syntax."
• "Debugger features."
• "Because its the best Python IDE."
• "I like it."
• "I was using pycharm but need multi-process support."
• "Excellent multi-platform IDE for Python"
• "Debugger hands down is the best I've ever used. For ethical hacking and pen testing, I wouldn't use any other environment."
• "Because it doesn't break as often as Pycharm does; is easier, more intuitive; and because I love you guys support."
• "Best IDE working on Linux."
• "Its a nice IDE!"
• "I am a senior, retired programmer. Wing Pro makes it easier write code as my memory fades."
• "Good IDE."
• "IT IS VERY COMPREHENSIVE."
• "Because it is the best IDE for Python."
• "Always used it; most comfortable with it; seems good!"
• "Remote development."
• "Good IDE."
• "A superb product!"
• "An excellent Product I really like."
• "I need a stable IDE."
• "Very happy since a long time ago."
• "Has good debugging and is less laggy than PyCharm."
• "Simple and uncomplicated."
• "Love it!"
• "Because I think its the best."
• "Because it is the best IDE for Python."
• "Highly recomended product with lots of great reviews."
• "Raspberry PI remote development, IDE organization and flexibility."
• "The best debugger for Python!"

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