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Python integration for Visual Studio

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. 

New features for PTVS 2.0 Alpha:

Analysis & Intellisense	Virtual Env	Remote Debug for Linux/OS X	Debug As Script

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 [CPython or IronPython] 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