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PyDev vs Python Tools For Visual Studio

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

PyDev

PyDev

Development

PyDev is an integrated development environment for Python that runs inside Eclipse. It provides code completion, syntax highlighting, type hinting, refactoring, debugging, and other features to improve productivity when writing Python code.

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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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