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File Roller vs Python Tools For Visual Studio

A side-by-side look at File Roller and Python Tools For Visual Studio. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

File Roller

File Roller

File Management

File Roller is an archive manager utility for the GNOME desktop environment. It allows users to create, view, edit, and unpack various archive file formats like zip, tar, rar, 7z and more. As a default archive manager in GNOME, File Roller offers an easy-to-use interface to compress and extract files.

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Python Tools For Visual Studio

Python Tools For Visual Studio

Development

Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS) is a free, open-source plugin that turns Visual Studio into a Python IDE. It supports IntelliSense, debugging, profiling, unit testing, and more. PTVS makes it easy to develop Python applications in Visual Studio.

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