[cxS]

What is the real issue here? You first asked for a program that does all of this, and at the same time you're asking about how to do it I assume? What are you struggling with? You haven't even mentioned that much. Visual Studio being "limited" in your words is just an indication of how much you don't know about the IDE. It does everything listed above and multiples more.

I don't see the issue with the RichTextEditor control and saving python files though... The richtext portion shouldn't be an issue unless you don't know how to save the plaintext data within the control.

Perhaps some code that you could give us to look at before we all start guessing?

[Equinox]

What is the real issue here? You first asked for a program that does all of this, and at the same time you're asking about how to do it I assume? What are you struggling with? You haven't even mentioned that much. Visual Studio being "limited" in your words is just an indication of how much you don't know about the IDE. It does everything listed above and multiples more.

I don't see the issue with the RichTextEditor control and saving python files though... The richtext portion shouldn't be an issue unless you don't know how to save the plaintext data within the control.

Perhaps some code that you could give us to look at before we all start guessing?

It saves as a Python file, but when launching the Python file it has font styling which causes it to crash. And the issue is that I can't find a very efficient and easy way of doing it. If I had all the time in the world I would do it but I, sadly, don't.

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I have since closed the project until summer when I do have time.

[cxS]

Define "it", because you have a list of things in the first post. For somebody to help you, you've got to provide better descriptions for analysis. You still haven't provided any code though which is relevant to where you're having issues.

I can't tell you what you're doing wrong without seeing what you're doing wrong, it's a simple concept.

[Scythe]

Have you tried Notepad++?
It has everything you need and even more.

[Equinox]

Have you tried Notepad++?
It has everything you need and even more.

Obvious TL;DR

I have Notepad++, and Sublime Text 3. I know exactly what it has. And stahp gravediggging, please.

[Scythe]

stahp gravediggging, please.

Well, on all of the forums that I've been one, posting on threads that are on the first page of the forum isn't considered a 'gravedigging'.
My apologies.

EDIT: Just noticed that this thread belongs to January. I will be more careful next time.

[Equinox]

Well, on all of the forums that I've been one, posting on threads that are on the first page of the forum isn't considered a 'gravedigging'.
My apologies.

This wasn't on the first page, friend. It's fine, not like there's anything really wrong with it, it's just frowned upon.

[Cake]

I can't seem to do it. As far as syntax hightlighting goes, I know you can do that.

The problem with it, when using a richtextbox and saving as a python file, it won't start because of the richtext part of it.

I tried to get into visual studio (C# and vb.net one time). Why don't you try a regular text box?

[xornull]

Visual Studio is one of the best IDE's for Windows, it does not lack anything, it simply has too much

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Python tools for Visual Studio

happy coding!