When developers hear "NetBeans," they think Java—enterprise-grade, rock-solid, and free long before IntelliJ or VS Code dominated. But what if NetBeans had fully embraced Python?
The community Python plugin for NetBeans (nbPython) still exists, though it supports Python 3.6–3.8 and hasn’t seen a major update since 2021. But for a retro IDE experience with Python, it’s strangely fun. netbeans for python
Sometimes the best IDE is the one that already taught you how to code — even if it was Java. When developers hear "NetBeans