You want to write a program in Python that will run on Mac OSX®. Select the statement that describes what you need to consider first when selecting an IDE.

First, make sure the IDE supports both the computer platform you plan to use (Mac OS X) and the programming language (Python). If it does not support either one, you cannot use it for this project. Open-source status, licensing fees, and run-time may matter later, but they are not the first compatibility check.

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