I use Intellij to write python and love live templates. For instance, I've set ipdb<tab> to expand to import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace(), which seems small but has probably saved me so much time. It's really a win for programming in Java, because it automates the boilerplate. There's similar functionality in other editors too, such as YASnippet https://github.com/capitaomorte/yasnippet
Similarly, I have `ni` (yes, blatant Monty Python reference) in PyCharm expand to `raise NotImplementedError("%file% %line%")`, for an ad-hoc web app breakpoint.
IntelliJ for development (alongside its plugins like RubyMine/PyCharm) is my most recommended way for anyone who starts to get up to speed and be productive quickly.
