Integrating Python into Visual Studio

Python was created by Guido van Rossum in the early 1990s and quickly developed a following among developers across the world. Python is a dynamic, general-purpose language well suited for all types of projects. Among its many features are support for multiple paradigms (object-oriented, functional, and so on.), a rapid development cycle (thanks to its interpretive nature), and its structured approach to syntax.

Microsoft has released Python Tools for Visual Studio 2013 (PTVS) so that those of us on the Microsoft platform can easily try and use Python within Visual Studio. Whether you would like to just sample Python, or create a new application from the ground up, you will be able to do so while using the tools with which you are already familiar. In this recipe, we will see how Visual Studio can become a highly-tuned Python development environment.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will want to download and install PTVS, which is located at http://pytools...