Python integration for Visual Studio

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PTVS is a free/OSS plugin that turns Visual Studio into a Python IDE.  PTVS supports CPython, IronPython, Editing, Browsing, Intellisense, Debugging, Profiling, HPC Clusters, Multiple REPL’s, IPython, Django, and Cloud computing with Client Libraries for Windows, Linux and MacOS. 

Core IDE:  PTVS supports all the core features of Visual Studio plus many Python specific ones:

Editing & Intellisense	Profiling	Parallel Debug & Watch
Live Debug REPL	MPI & Cluster Computing	Refactoring

Azure:  PTVS now supports VMs, Cloud Service, Web Sites (soon), Client Libraries and Browser based computing on Azure:

Django Framework & Publish to Azure

Win, Linux, Mac Python Azure Client Libraries

Python in the Browser: IPython notebook

Complete list of Azure related features at:   https://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/python/

Quick Start Guide

For a completely free setup, you can install PTVS into the Visual Studio "Integrated Shell" for a fully functional Python IDE. The general installation steps are:

1. Uninstall any previous versions of "IronPython Tools" or PTVS (if any)
2. Install a Python distribution (just an interpreter or a full distro)
3. Install Visual Studio 2010 or 2012 (or the Free "Integrated Shell" which gives you the equivalent of “Python Express”)
4. Run the PTVS installer & you're in business.

Installation – more details

Getting Involved