Quick answer
PTVS is either installed in:
%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio <VS version>\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\<PTVS version> or
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\<VS version>\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\<PTVS version> depending on the option selected when it was installed.
All Users
By default, PTVS is installed for all users on the computer. Full installation paths for all released versions are shown below. (For 32-bit versions of Windows, replace
%ProgramFiles(x86)% with
%ProgramFiles% .)
| PTVS Version | VS Version | Path |
|---|
| 1.0 | 2010 | %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.0 |
| 1.1 | 2010 | %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.1 |
| 1.5 | 2010 | %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.5 |
| 1.5 | 2012 | %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.5 |
| 2.0 Alpha | 2010 | %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\2.0 |
| 2.0 Alpha | 2012 | %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\2.0 |
Just For You
When performing an advanced installation, you are given the choice whether to install PTVS for all users or just for you. If installed for all users, the installation paths are shown above in the previous section. Full installation paths for all released versions are shown below.
| PTVS Version | VS Version | Path |
|---|
| 1.0 | 2010 | %AppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.0 |
| 1.1 | 2010 | %AppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.1 |
| 1.5 | 2010 | %AppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.5 |
| 1.5 | 2012 | %AppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\1.5 |
| 2.0 Alpha | 2010 | %AppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\10.0\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\2.0 |
| 2.0 Alpha | 2012 | %AppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\Extensions\Microsoft\Python Tools for Visual Studio\2.0 |