JetBrains has split the latest edition of its PyCharm Python IDE (integrated development environment) into two editions, the paid professional edition and a new free community edition.

The Positron IDE is available in public beta as of today for macOS, Windows, and Linux. Created by Boston-based Posit PBC, formerly RStudio, Positron is based on Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code.

JetBrains has split the latest edition of its PyCharm Python IDE (integrated development environment) into two editions -- the paid professional edition and a new free community edition.