Python Integrated Development Application (Pida) is an IDE based around the idea of reusing existing tools, rather than attempting to write a set of development tools of its own.

Python Integrated Development Application uses Vim as the editor, either with its traditional user interface or with a user interface that resembles more common text editors.

PIDA is different from other IDEs. Rather than attempting to write a set of development tools of its own, PIDA uses tools that the developer has available. In this regards PIDA is a framework for assembling a bespoke IDE. PIDA allows you to choose the editor you wish to use (yes, Vim out of the box works).

Although still a young application, PIDA can already boast a huge number of features because of the power of some of the tools it integrates. For example features such as code completion and syntax highlighting are well implemented in PIDA's integrated editors far better than any editor built for a commercial IDE.

Additionally PIDA insists on stealing excellent ideas from applications it cannot embed. For example the Rapid Application Development in the style of Microsoft's development products is achieved by the combination of Gazpacho (a user interface designer) and Tepache (a code sketcher), via the text editor.