Python text editor

[Geoffrey]

I am presently working through the Python tutorial (please don't ask me
why). The tutorial presentation uses colours and bold, something I am
accustomed to from using the Bluefish editor for HTML and CSS. However
opening Python gives me Ubuntu's Terminal which is plain, without
colours, bold or automatic indexing.
Question: Is there a text editor specific to Python? If so, why isn't it
presented when opening Python?
Geoffrey