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Python Tools For Visual Studio vs TextPad

A side-by-side look at Python Tools For Visual Studio and TextPad. 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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TextPad

TextPad

Office & Productivity

TextPad is a text editor for Windows. It has features for editing plain text, source code, and markup languages. It's lightweight, customizable, and supports syntax highlighting, macros, editing multiple files in tabs, and more.

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