# thonny/thonny

Python IDE for beginners

Repository: https://github.com/thonny/thonny
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/thonny
Homepage: https://thonny.org
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, ide, learning-python, learning-programming, thonny
Last push: 2026-05-28T14:52:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 84, release rhythm 49, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2801, "days_push": 97, "days_rel": 130, "gap_med": 295.0, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3917, forks 1227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:28.938289+00:00)

## What it is
Thonny is a free, open-source Python IDE designed specifically for beginners learning to program. It ships with a bundled Python interpreter, a simple distraction-free interface, a variables viewer, and an easy step-by-step debugger.

## Use cases
- learn python programming from scratch
- ide for teaching python to students
- simple python debugger for beginners
- set up python coding environment with one installer
- visualize python variables while running code
- introductory programming course tool

## When to choose
- you are a beginner or teaching beginners who need a simple, ready-to-use Python environment
- you want a built-in debugger and variable inspector without configuring anything
- you need a lightweight cross-platform IDE that bundles Python

## When to avoid
- you are an experienced developer needing advanced features like refactoring, remote interpreters, or extensive plugin ecosystems
- you work on large multi-language projects
- you need team-oriented or web development tooling

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: editor, developer-tools, gui
- domain: education, programming-languages, developer-tools, desktop-applications
- platform: windows, python, cross-platform
- tags: python-ide, beginner-friendly, learning-programming, debugger, teaching-tool, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- thonny/thonny (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:28.938289+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:25:02.398441+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/thonny/thonny (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:28.938289+00:00, sha 7d1a63073abb)
  - homepage: https://thonny.org (fetched 2026-08-29T09:18:54.961223+00:00, sha 4fb87380d057)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/thonny/json (fetched 2026-08-29T09:18:54.963725+00:00, sha 825182f01251)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.