Ide or code editor confusion

I'm learning Python and something is really unclear on the chapter im on. So Python has its own IDE to write code but now it's talking about "code editors" My confusion is so I need a code editor like Sublime text? Is that what Python IDE is for? -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/p

Re: Ide or code editor confusion

Beginning Python: using Python 2.6 and Python 3.1. By James Payne Part II. But I think that answered my question. Great because au was worried -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

learning python. learning defining functions . need help

having a little trouble with defining functions. i have a doc called ch5.py and when i was trying the following i had issues " Try It Out: Defining a Function Try saving the following in your file for Chapter 5, ch5.py.def in_fridge(): try: count = fridge[wanted_food]