GitHub Copilot

Using GitHub Copilot to code with Python you’ll be able to accelerate the pace of software development with code completion, chat assistance, and code explanations.

Editing

Let Visual Studio think about your code and tell you which types go where. Tooltips, completions and code snippets make you more productive.

Libraries

Third-party libraries are the fastest way to solve your problems. Use our pip, PyPI and virtual environment support to manage your projects and dependencies.

Debugging

None of us write perfect code all the time, but when it goes wrong Visual Studio can help. Visually step through your code, view or modify state, and interact with your program regardless of the operating system.

Version Control integration

Use Git as the default source control experience in Visual Studio right out of the box. From the new Git menu, you can create or clone repositories from GitHub or Azure DevOps. Use the integrated Git tool windows to commit and push changes to your code, manage branches, sync with your remote repositories, and resolve merge conflicts.

Unit tests

Make sure your code is working correctly without leaving Visual Studio. View, edit, run, and debug unit test-style tests from the Test Window.

Open source

Python Tools for Visual Studio is a completely free extension, developed and supported by Microsoft with contributions from the community. Visit our GitHub page to see or participate in PTVS development.