Wow, all these comments seem to be about all the different environments to use -- new suggestions, and talking about what makes others not the best. For those

Wow, all these comments seem to be about all the different environments to use -- new suggestions, and talking about what makes others not the best. For those just starting Python, I'd say just go with virtualenv. It works, it's common, and there are tons of tutorials about it. Don't feel bad about using the old mediocre libraries. And in general, learning basics isn't embarrassing.