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May 21, 2019
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Who put Python in the Windows 10 May 2019 Update?

Steve Dower
Steve Dower

Today the Windows team announced the May 2019 Update for Windows 10. In this post we’re going to look at what we, Microsoft's Python team, have done to make Python easier to install on Windows by helping the community publish to the Microsoft Store and, in collaboration with Windows, adding a default “python.exe” command to help find it. You may ha...

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Apr 25, 2019
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Come meet Microsoft at PyCon 2019!

Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor

Next week we (the Python team here at Microsoft) will be at the PyCon conference in Cleveland, OH on May 1-9, and are looking forward to meeting you! Come join our workshops, then stop by our booth to get some great swag and check out the latest in Visual Studio Code, Azure, Azure Pipelines, and Python on Windows.

Jun 14, 2018
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Embedding Python in a C++ project with Visual Studio

Steve Dower
Steve Dower

In this post, we're going to walk through a sample project that demonstrates scripting a C++ application with Python using CPython, PyBind11 and Visual Studio 2017. We show how you can wrap a C++ class with Python and how to use cross-language debugging and type-hints to get a development experience that only Visual Studio can offer.

May 2, 2018
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Python in Visual Studio Code – April 2018 Release

Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor

We are pleased to announce that the April 2018 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available from the marketplace and the gallery. You can download the Python extension from the marketplace, or install it directly from the extension gallery in Visual Studio Code. You can learn more about Python support in Visual Studio Cod...

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May 2, 2018
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Python at Microsoft: Meet us at Build and PyCon US!

Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor

Next week are the Microsoft Build conference in Seattle, WA on May 7-9, and the PyCon conference in Cleveland, OH on May 9-17, and we (the Microsoft Python team) will be at both conferences looking forward to meeting you! If you are going to either of these conferences, come by our booth and check out our sessions. If you can’t make it, don’t worry...

Apr 18, 2018
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Python in Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7

Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor

Note: This post was originally published with Visual Studio 15.7 Preview 4, it has been updated to reflect the latest as of Visual Studio 15.7 RTM. We have released the 15.7 update to Visual Studio 2017. You will see a notification in Visual Studio within the next few days, or you can download the new installer from visualstudio.com. In this post...

Mar 13, 2018
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Python in Visual Studio 15.7 Preview

Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor

Note: this blog post was first released for 15.7 Preview 1, and has been updated to reflect the latest as of 15.7 Preview 3 We have released the third preview of our next update to Visual Studio 2017. If you already have the preview installed you will see a notification in Visual Studio within the next few days, or you can download the preview ins...

Feb 15, 2018
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Visual Studio Code is now shipping with Anaconda!

John Lam
John Lam

For everyone from enterprise programmers to data scientists, Python is one of the most popular dynamic languages for software development. Anaconda, the most popular Python data science platform, provides 6 million users with a streamlined Python environment on Windows, Mac or Linux. And starting today, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft's free and cros...

Dec 12, 2017
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North Bay Python 2017 Recap

Steve Dower
Steve Dower

Last week I had the privilege to attend the inaugural North Bay Python conference, held in Petaluma, California in the USA. Being part of any community-run conference is always enjoyable, and to help launch a new one was very exciting. In this post, I'm going to briefly tell you about the conference and help you find recordings of some of the bes...

Nov 9, 2017
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Don Jayamanne, creator of the Python extension for Visual Studio Code, joins Microsoft

Brett Cannon
Brett Cannon

I'm delighted to announce that Don Jayamanne, the author of the most popular Python extension for Visual Studio Code, has joined Microsoft! Starting immediately, Microsoft will be publishing and supporting the extension. You will receive the update automatically, or visit our Visual Studio Marketplace page and click "Install". Python has a long hi...