As we all know, Python is by far the single most popular and powerful computer programming language on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. Meanwhile, JetBrains's PyCharm is currently the best and most respected IDE (integrated development environment) for Python.

Using the three free, open-source and original system components (PHP, MySQL, and phpMyAdmin) to develop, test, and deploy Web applications locally is almost the only best option available at the moment. Thereinto, Apache Web server and PHP hypertext preprocessor are preinstalled on Mac. But they are not enabled by default, and the pre-installed version of PHP lacks many utility features. The MySQL needs to be installed and configured separately. Unless you are able to expertly use command lines in Terminal, installing the one-stop solution MAMP (PRO) is much simpler and more efficient.

Many people feel very difficult when learning how to create a GUI application. One of the most important reasons is that they don't know where to start. In the search of PyQt relevant learning resources, I discovered this Rapid GUI Programming with Python and Qt. After a cursory glance at this book, I think it is very suitable for beginners who completely first contact with Qt and PyQt.

ActiveState Komodo IDE is a cross-platform (Windows, Mac and Linux), universal IDE programming development tool supporting for multiple dynamic programming languages. It provides a powerful workspace for editing, debugging and testing programs and supports all mainstream programming languages (115+) including Python, PHP, Go, Perl, Tcl, Ruby, NodeJS, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and so on.