Currently I recommend setting up an environment with VSCode, because this is the easiest. Here's how to do this:
- Download Blender 2.82 (or similar).
- Download VSCode
- Open VSCode and open a folder (your blender projects will be saved here).
- Go to the left hand sidebar in VSCode, click on "Extensions". Install "Python" and "blender Development" (by Jacques Lucke).
- After installing the extensions, Press
ctrl
+shift
+p
, selectBlender: New Addon
. Select "With Autoload". - After creating the project, press
ctrl
+shift
+p
again, selectBlender: Build and Start
. Select the path of your blender executable
Blender will now start with your new "addon".