title: Is Python good for big software projects (not web based)?
body: <p>Right now I'm developing mostly in C/C++, but I wrote some small utilities in Python to automatize some tasks and I really love it as language (especially the productivity). </p>
  
  <p>Except for the performances (a problem that could be sometimes solved thanks to the ease of interfacing Python with C modules), do you think it is proper for production use in the development of stand-alone complex applications (think for example to a word processor or a graphic tool)?</p>
  
  <p>What IDE would you suggest? The IDLE provided with Python is not enough even for small projects in my opinion.</p>