After a few false starts with emacs as an IDE I finally learned it via other uses. I recommend using Emacs for a more simple task. I started reading my mail v

After a few false starts with emacs as an IDE I finally learned it via other uses. I recommend using Emacs for a more simple task. I started reading my mail via Wanderlust (wl-beta package on debian) and using ERC to connect to freenode (Now running rcirc.) I know how irc works so my attention wasn't split too much and I was able to pick up the emacs stuff quickly. Now I've expanded it to be my python IDE.