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Recommended Editors

The CircuitPython code on your board detects when the files are changed or written
and will automatically re-start your code. This makes coding very fast because you
save, and it re-runs.
However, you must wait until the file is done being saved before unplugging or
resetting your board! On Windows using some editors this can sometimes take up to
90 seconds, on Linux it can take 30 seconds to complete because the text editor
does not save the file completely. Mac OS does not seem to have this delay, which is
nice!
This is really important to be aware of. If you unplug or reset the board before your
computer finishes writing the file to your board, you can corrupt the drive. If this
happens, you may lose the code you've written, so it's important to backup your code
to your computer regularly.
To avoid the likelihood of filesystem corruption, use an editor that writes out the file
completely when you save it. Check out the list of recommended editors below.
Recommended editors
• mu () is an editor that safely writes all changes (it's also our recommended
editor!)
• emacs () is also an editor that will
• Sublime Text () safely writes all changes
• Visual Studio
• gedit on Linux appears to safely write all changes
• IDLE (), in Python 3.8.1 or later,
• Thonny () fully writes files on save
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