Anaconda vs. Python IDLE

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Anaconda
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Anaconda provides access to the foundational open-source Python and R packages used in modern AI, data science, and machine learning. These enterprise-grade solutions enable corporate, research, and academic institutions around the world to harness open-source for competitive advantage and research. Anaconda also provides enterprise-grade security to open-source software through the Premium Repository.
$0
per month
Python IDLE
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Python's IDLE is the integrated development environment (IDE) and learning platform for Python, presented as a basic and simple IDE appropriate for learners in educational settings.
$0
Pricing
AnacondaPython IDLE
Editions & Modules
Free Tier
$0
per month
Starter Tier
$9
per month
Business Tier
$50
per month per user
Enterprise Tier
60.00+
per month per user
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
AnacondaPython IDLE
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
AnacondaPython IDLE
Considered Both Products
Anaconda
Chose Anaconda
On top of all the software that I have used, Anaconda is the best because in Anaconda we have built-in packages that provide no headache to install packages and we can design a separate environment for different projects. Anaconda has versions made for special use cases. …
Chose Anaconda
Anaconda includes many standard data science packages where as the regular python installation does not.
Depending on use case, some may feel Anaconda may be "bloated"
For ease Anaconda is better, for minimizing extraneous package installation, the regular python installer is …
Python IDLE

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Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
AnacondaPython IDLE
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.3
25 Ratings
11% above category average
Python IDLE
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Ratings
Connect to Multiple Data Sources9.822 Ratings00 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection9.721 Ratings00 Ratings
MDM Integration9.614 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
8.5
25 Ratings
2% above category average
Python IDLE
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Ratings
Visualization9.025 Ratings00 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.1
26 Ratings
11% above category average
Python IDLE
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Ratings
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment8.823 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Transformations8.026 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Encryption9.719 Ratings00 Ratings
Built-in Processors9.620 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.2
24 Ratings
9% above category average
Python IDLE
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Ratings
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools9.023 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning8.921 Ratings00 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development10.024 Ratings00 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery9.019 Ratings00 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Anaconda
9.5
21 Ratings
11% above category average
Python IDLE
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Ratings
Flexible Model Publishing Options10.021 Ratings00 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls9.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
AnacondaPython IDLE
Small Businesses
Jupyter Notebook
Jupyter Notebook
Score 9.1 out of 10
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Posit
Posit
Score 9.7 out of 10
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.0 out of 10
Enterprises
Posit
Posit
Score 9.7 out of 10
PyCharm
PyCharm
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
AnacondaPython IDLE
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(38 ratings)
2.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(9 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
AnacondaPython IDLE
Likelihood to Recommend
Anaconda
I have asked all my juniors to work with Anaconda and Pycharm only, as this is the best combination for now. Coming to use cases: 1. When you have multiple applications using multiple Python variants, it is a really good tool instead of Venv (I never like it). 2. If you have to work on multiple tools and you are someone who needs to work on data analytics, development, and machine learning, this is good. 3. If you have to work with both R and Python, then also this is a good tool, and it provides support for both.
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Python Software Foundation
IDLE is a good option to run small scripts directly on the console, and that's it. It is a good exit when you don't want or need to open a proper IDE like Pycharm.
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Pros
Anaconda
  • Anaconda is a one-stop destination for important data science and programming tools such as Jupyter, Spider, R etc.
  • Anaconda command prompt gave flexibility to use and install multiple libraries in Python easily.
  • Jupyter Notebook, a famous Anaconda product is still one of the best and easy to use product for students like me out there who want to practice coding without spending too much money.
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Python Software Foundation
  • Firstly, I would say Python IDLE interface is user friendly.
  • Easy to learn for the beginners.
  • Syntax highlighting is nice features.
  • Smart indent helps a lot.
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Cons
Anaconda
  • It can have a cloud interface to store the work.
  • Compatible for large size files.
  • I used R Studio for building Machine Learning models, Many times when I tried to run the entire code together the software would crash. It would lead to loss of data and changes I made.
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Python Software Foundation
  • Too simplistic
  • Could not find source revision management integration support
  • Only basic debugging is available
  • Does not have data-science-specific notebooks (but can be installed separately)
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Likelihood to Renew
Anaconda
It's really good at data processing, but needs to grow more in publishing in a way that a non-programmer can interact with. It also introduces confusion for programmers that are familiar with normal Python processes which are slightly different in Anaconda such as virtualenvs.
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Python Software Foundation
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Usability
Anaconda
I am giving this rating because I have been using this tool since 2017, and I was in college at that time. Initially, I hesitated to use it as I was not very aware of the workings of Python and how difficult it is to manage its dependency from project to project. Anaconda really helped me with that. The first machine-learning model that I deployed on the Live server was with Anaconda only. It was so managed that I only installed libraries from the requirement.txt file, and it started working. There was no need to manually install cuda or tensor flow as it was a very difficult job at that time. Graphical data modeling also provides tools for it, and they can be easily saved to the system and used anywhere.
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Python Software Foundation
The IDE Python IDLE is a good place to start as it helps you become familiar with the way Python works and understand its syntax.
This IDE allows you to configure the environment, font, size, colors, .....
It also looks like any simple text editor for any operating system, I work with Windows or Linux interchangeably, and you don't have to learn to use the IDE before programming.
Once the IDE is executed you can start programming directly in it.
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Support Rating
Anaconda
Anaconda provides fast support, and a large number of users moderate its online community. This enables any questions you may have to be answered in a timely fashion, regardless of the topic. The fact that it is based in a Python environment only adds to the size of the online community.
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Python Software Foundation
Python IDLE support is what the community can give you. As it is free software, it does not have support provided by the manufacturer or by third-parties.
In any case, for most of the problems that normal users can find, the solution, or alternatives, can be found quickly online.
As this IDE is made in Python, the support is the same group of Python developers.
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Alternatives Considered
Anaconda
I have experience using RStudio oustide of Anaconda. RStudio can be installed via anaconda, but I like to use RStudio separate from Anaconda when I am worin in R. I tend to use Anaconda for python and RStudio for working in R. Although installing libraries and packages can sometimes be tricky with both RStudio and Anaconda, I like installing R packages via RStudio. However, for anything python-related, Anaconda is my go to!
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Python Software Foundation
It's easy to set up and run quick analysis in Python IDLE on my local machine. The output is direct and easy to read. But sometimes I prefer Jupyter Notebook when the datasets are large, since it would take too long to run on my local machine. It is easier to run Jupyter Notebook on my cloud desktop
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Return on Investment
Anaconda
  • It has helped our organization to work collectively faster by using Anaconda's collaborative capabilities and adding other collaboration tools over.
  • By having an easy access and immediate use of libraries, developing times has decreased more than 20 %
  • There's an enormous data scientist shortage. Since Anaconda is very easy to use, we have to be able to convert several professionals into the data scientist. This is especially true for an economist, and this my case. I convert myself to Data Scientist thanks to my econometrics knowledge applied with Anaconda.
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Python Software Foundation
  • In a short time, we were able to develop several ML models for various teams to make accurate decisions.
  • Beginners can easily understand and adapt to GUI.
  • We could automate several manual validation tasks and so could reduce human intervention.
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