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Introduction
What this book covers
Chapter 1, Introduction to PTVS, provides a high-level overview of PTVS and the interaction between Visual Studio and a Python interpreter.
Chapter 2, Python Tools in Visual Studio, provides an in-depth analysis of the tools, type checking, inner functionalities, and automatisms (IntelliSense and REPL) of PTVS.
Chapter 3, Day-to-day Coding Tools, talks about browsing through the code and the code and the flexible setting of Python environment. It also talks about refactoring and the debugging process.
Chapter 4, Django in PTVS, shows how to harness the powerful Visual Studio IDE and tooling to speed up Django development.
Chapter 5, Advanced Django in PTVS, provides an in-depth look at remote task management and schema migrations using the third-party Python libraries Fabric and South.
Chapter 6, IPython and IronPython, provides an overview of the IPython library and how it's integrated in Visual Studio. It also provides an introduction to IronPython and its integration with the .NET framework.
What you need for this book
You will need a basic understanding of Python, a computer with Windows installed, and an Internet connection. To follow through the exercises and examples, we would suggest that you have Visual Studio as well.
Who this book is for
This book is intended for developers who are aiming to enhance their productivity in Python projects with automation tools that Visual Studio provides for the .NET community. Some basic knowledge of Python programming is essential.
