Flatsonar

Thonny

by Aivar Annamaa

Python IDE for beginners

Dangerous permissions Verified creator MIT v4.1.7
Screenshot 1 of Thonny

About

Thonny is a simple Python IDE with features useful for learning programming. It comes with a debugger which is able to visualize all the conceptual steps taken to run a Python program (executing statements, evaluating expressions, maintaining the call stack). There is a GUI for installing 3rd party packages and special mode for learning about references.

See the homepage for more information, screenshots and a walk-through video.

Permissions

4 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.

  • all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
    --device=all
  • X11 display: X11 lets apps read input and windows of other apps
    --socket=x11
  • full access to your home folder
    --filesystem=home
  • talks to system service org.freedesktop.UDisks2
    --system-talk-name=org.freedesktop.UDisks2
  • network
    --share=network
  • inter-process communication (needed for X11)
    --share=ipc
  • access to /media
    --filesystem=/media
  • access to /run/media
    --filesystem=/run/media

Who publishes this

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  • verified on Flathub: the developer proved they control this app id
    publisher:flathub

Maintenance

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