Python Tools for Visual Studio versions

This Visual Studio extension allows you to program in Python language
2.2
Jul 21, 2015
Review
2.1
Oct 23, 2014
Review
Jun 12, 2014
2.0
Sep 7, 2013
Oct 9, 2013
1.1
Nov 7, 2011
Jun 14, 2011
Review

What's new

v2.2 [Jul 21, 2015]
Visual Studio 2015 support
Improved Python environments window
Automatic code suggestions as you type
Code snippets
Improved code outlining
Debugger autos window
Hit count breakpoints
Task comments
Set environment variables in project settings
Support for Python 3.5 and new async/await syntax

v2.1 [Oct 23, 2014]
- PTVS is now installable in Visual Studio Express 2013 for Web and Desktop editions! This also means that there will not be any more "PTVS Integrated" releases. The Express editions have all the features in the Integrated package and more. (Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 is required.)
- Distinct colors for modules, classes, functions and parameters in the editor
- Templates for Bottle and Flask projects – as with Django, you can create Bottle & Flask project & easily publish to Azure
- Improved Microsoft Azure Cloud Service support, including worker role support
- Remote debugging for Microsoft Azure Web Sites
- Editing experience for Django templates on VS 2013:
- Full support for HTML5, CSS and JS
- CSS and JS syntax highlighting and IntelliSense
- Significantly improved HTML IntelliSense
- Helpers for installing and generating requirements.txt files with pip
- PyLint integration
- Debugger performance and stability improvements when working with large data sets
- pyproj files can now be edited manually to add build steps
- - Add a "CoreCompile" target to your project to enable building non-web projects inside VS
- Anaconda environments can now use 'conda install' from PTVS
- the standard string visualizers (HTML, XML, JSON) can now be used when debugging
- Along with many bug fixes and smaller features enhancements.

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