Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS) is a plug-in for Visual Studio which supports programming with the Python language. It lets you bring your own Python interpreter, including CPython, IronPython, PyPy, and supports a broad range of features from editing with IntelliSense to interactive debugging, profiling, interactive REPLs with support for IPython, cross-platform and cross-language debugging support, and deployment to Microsoft Azure.
v2.2 [Jul 21, 2015]
Visual Studio 2015 support
Improved Python environments window
Automatic code suggestions as you type
Code snippets
Improved code outlining
Debugger autos window
Hit count breakpoints
Task comments
Set environment variables in project settings
Support for Python 3.5 and new async/await syntax