Originally Posted by Dietrich

Well, I think there is most likely not a perfect IDE for everyone. Sort of like the beauty of a girl, car or city. Anyway, what editor or IDE are you using, and what are your reasons you prefer that particular program?

For my purposes DrPython fits the bill. It is small, fast, not too crowded, and has nice options and plugins. It also can be configured for font and color. I like the output window, the shell window, the help window, the code completion and the indentation helper.

It is written using the wxPython GUI, can be used on Linux and is particularly strong on Windows. The source code is all there to learn from, if you are so inclined.