Python Tools for Visual Studio
Python Tools for Visual Studio, or PTVS as it is more commonly known, is an open-source plug-in for Visual Studio that supports programming with the Python language.
Key Features include:
Supports IntelliSense editing.
Interactive REPL’s with support for IPython.
Microsoft Azure deployment support.
Cross platform debugging support.
Cross language debugging support.
Python Tools for Visual Studio allows you to turn Visual Studio into a Python IDE. It supports IronPython, CPython, IPython, editing, profiling, browsing, IntelliSense,remote Linux/MacOS debugging, mixed Python/C++ debugging, and web development with frameworks such as Django.
Python Tools for Visual Studio allows you to use an existing Python interpreter, such as CPython, IronPython, PyPy. It supports a broad range of features from editing with IntelliSense to interactive debugging, profiling, interactive REPLs with support for IPython, cross-platform and cross-language debugging support, and deployment to Microsoft Azure.