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Python Tools For Visual Studio vs Selenium IDE

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

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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Selenium IDE

Selenium IDE

Development

Selenium IDE is an open-source Chrome and Firefox browser extension for creating and running automated web application UI tests. It allows users to record interactions with web apps to generate test scripts that can be exported and used with Selenium WebDriver.

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