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Python Tools for Visual Studio or PTVS, as it is commonly known, is an open source plug-in for Visual Studio that allows you to program with Python.
These are the key features:
Python Tools for Visual Studio allows you to turn Visual Studio into a Python IDE. It supports IronPython and CPython as well as IPython.
Python Tools for Visual Studio allows the use of an existing Python interpreter such as CPython or IronPython. It supports a wide range of features, including editing with IntelliSense, profiling, interactive debugging and profiling. It also supports cross-platform and cross language debugging support.