Likelihood to Recommend Enthought Canopy is best suites for scripting data analytical concepts. It has a wide range of data analytical libraries and also is good for data visualization. I would not recommend using Enthought Canopy only as an IDE, there may be better options available. If you're looking for a good data simulation & visualization package, Canopy it is.
Read full review My CMS has a small window in which I can edit custom HTML/CSS. It can be expanded some, but not as much as I would like. It also displays all code as dark text on a white background. On a page where I am doing extensive custom coding, it is helpful to see it in a larger window and in a color-coded display so that I don't have to strain my eyes as hard. Especially when I'm trying to scan for specific elements and target issues and so that I don't have to scroll endlessly in a tiny window.
Read full review Pros Providing scientific libraries, both open source and Enthought's own libraries which are excellent. Training. They provide several courses in python for general use and for data analysis. Debugging tools. Several IDEs provides tools for debugging, but I think they are insufficient or too general. Canopy has a special debugging tool, specially design for python. Read full review It is very light and boots up instantaneously. It has tons of plugins that will help you to customize sublime entirely according to your needs and thereby is not bloated Package control is really easy to work with and most plugins can be installed in 2 just clicks. Free version has nearly all the features of the paid version. Its User Interface is simple and makes it easy to located many features. It gives you a ton of control over your ide setting through User-settings where you can customize almost everything. Read full review Cons Canopy does not support Python 3 There were times the Python shell crashed, and I would have to restart it Some Python libraries are slow. Read full review Plugins are easier to use and less complicated but transferring your license to a new computer isn't as simple as it sounds. Sublime has an automatic file comparison feature, but it's challenging to use and should be improved. Adding the ability to mark or highlight the text with different colors would be an excellent application. Read full review Likelihood to Renew I love this application. It has helped to improve my work. Also, I became so used to the shortcuts that It's hard for me to change to another editor.
Read full review Usability This is a programmers tool. As such a lot of the features and benefits are lost on a non-technical user. To get the most out of the tool you need to have a basic crash course in how it works and what it can do. The documentation and community are good, but it takes a bit of time to get up to speed.
Read full review Performance It has many handy hacks and shortcuts which enhances its performace.
Read full review Support Rating Never had to use their customer support before. There is ample documentation online so it's straightforward to find a solution to any problem you might encounter. For example, I needed to convert a string of HTML code to a properly formatted HTML file to "modify." Easy to do when there are so many users of the product who have needed to do that same thing before.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Before Canopy with its python we were working with Matlab. We decided for Canopy against Matlab for two reasons: First, we believe that python together with NumPy or SciPy can achieve the objectives with less code and therefore less training, and second the prizes are much lower than matlab which is most robust, expensive and less intuitive. It's clear we are making the comparison with python and it has nothing to with canopy. But with Canopy you feel you have all those tools close together without the problem of configuration, besides a lot of personalized libraries that complements a typical python environment.
Read full review We've used both Notepad++ and
Atom ; both are great but nothing really beats the Sublime Text UI; super intuitive and friendly and does everything you need without overwhelming you with stuff you don't. Other options are free, but for our organization, it was well worth the small license cost for the persistent use of a great product.
Read full review Return on Investment Its easier to define KPI's with Enthought It is good for reiteration and building on top of existing scripts Its dedicated Python console makes it easier to execute projects. Read full review Sublime Text has helped me to focus on specific tasks, cutting out the clutter that many other IDEs have. As such, it has helped me be a more productive employee because I don't get dazed by hundreds of buttons. I can focus on just the code. Sublime Text is so affordable that it's a no-brainer to have an extra tool in your toolset. The Search features of Sublime Text are so useful that it has saved me a great amount of time compared to using Find & Replace menus in Xcode, Android Studio, or Eclipse. Read full review ScreenShots