Item: Spyder
Rating: 9
Author: Ranu Singh

Overall Satisfaction with Spyder

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Spyder is one of our IDE that we're using for coding in python. Earlier I was using it for all kind of development in python but now I have restricted it's usage for writing single file code or writing scripts only. Apart from this it also provides limited data visualization for data structures and data frames too. It makes us easy to perform data related work too.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Provides wider screen to read and write code and flexibility to adjust size as per requirement.
While running the code it provide the variable overview and memory overview
Lightweight and easily available in Anaconda Navigator
Multiple compilation options are available
Works well for data analytics, Django, Flask and Fast API frameworks

Cons

Auto save functionality must be provided and files should be preserved on opening again
I didn't find folder explorer option which makes it difficult work with projects with multiple files.
Dark theme is good but light theme needs improvements

Return on Investment

Not direct impact of business ROI but helped in improving coding process which leads to better and faster deployment

Usability

This IDE is really good when you need to write code in python. The way code gets colored and looks, it becomes easy to read. Indentation error is one of the common error which I think this editor handled first. I could have rated it 10 if file browser option was provided. Without explorer it gets difficult to work with multiple file project.

Alternatives Considered

Notepad++ and Microsoft Visual Studio Code

There were generic code editors and I use to have coding error and sometimes it was difficult to manage interpreter with these IDEs. With Ms vs code, there were lot of plugins available that we need to configure before starting writing code. With Spyder no base is supposed to be configured for coding in python if you're using Anaconda navigator else you only need python interpreter on your computer.

Key Insights

Do you think Spyder delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Spyder's feature set?

Yes

Did Spyder live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Spyder go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Spyder again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Jupyter Notebook, MATLAB

Likelihood to Recommend

Spyder is well suited if you're limited on hardware. You have to work with single code file. You need to quickly write some code and test it. Apart from this if you want to have a look at your variables then you can make use of Spyder. If you're working with Anaconda navigator then this can be the best to start with as it can be installed with single click there.

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