Python on Windows Like a Boss

Historically, Python coding on Windows has been kind of troublesome, but not anymore. Since a couple of years ago it is possible write awesome quality Python code with Visual Studio. This is good news for Python developers of all levels, because Visual Studio offers and incredible set of tools to enhance all the stages of product development: from managing virtual environments and handling package management, to writing and refactoring code, up to testing & debugging - all of that for free. In this talk I will demo how you can use PTVS to boost your Python development on Windows.

Presented at PyCon 8, Italy, on April 9, 2017.

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   Python on Windows Like a Boss
   Nicola Iarocci
   

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   Who Am I
   Nicola Iarocci, a weirdo
   Python by Night
   I am the author and
   maintainer of a few
   Python open source
   projects: python-eve.org,
   python-cerberus.org, and
   more.
   Microsoft MVP
   MongoDB Master
   I also happen to be a
   Microsoft MVP for Visual
   Studio and Development
   Technologies and a
   MongoDB Master.
   Communities
   I run DevRomagna, a
   developers community, and
   CoderDojo Ravenna, a
   coding club for kids.
   http:/
   /devromagna.org
   C# by Day
   I am the author of Sofware
   Gestionali Amica, a line of
   accounting and invoicing
   applications for Italian small
   businesses. Check it out at
   http:/
   /gestionaleamica.com
   

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   You know the drill. If
   you’re on Vim you’re
   also on bash. Or zsh. Or
   fish. Or whatever.
   Vim
   The most awesome
   text editor ever made
   by human beings
   (Emacs is good too).
   iTerm
   iTerm2 brings the
   terminal into the
   modern age with
   features you never
   knew you always
   wanted
   Bash
   OSX
   Long story short, until
   not too long ago doing
   Python on Windows
   was a (major) pain in
   the ass.
   Python Hacking
   by night
   

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   Visual Studio
   Most awesome IDE
   ever made by human
   beings.
   No kidding.
   VsVim
   Perfect Vim emulator
   for Visual Studio.
   Windows
   I write desktop apps
   so Visual Studio Mac
   and VS Code are not
   an option (yet?)
   .NET Framework
   Most awesome
   framework ever made
   by human beings. No
   kidding.
   C# Coding
   by day
   

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   I have been living a utopian dream that became a dystopian nightmare
   Nightmare
   

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   Open Source
   Formerly known as Python
   Tools for Visual Studio,
   developed in the open at
   github.com/microsoft/PTVS
   Made With Love
   by Core developers. Steve
   Dower, main contributor to
   PTVS, is also a Python Core
   developer.
   100% Free
   VS Community Edition, best
   Windows IDE, is free to use. Check it
   out at:
   visualstudio.com/vs/community/
   Python for Visual Studio
   Python on Windows like a boss
   

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   Visual Studio Community
   100% free Python experience in the Visual Studio IDE
   Education. Any number of users may use the software to
   develop and test applications as part of online or in person
   classroom training and education, or for academic research.
   01
   Open Source Projects. Any number of your users may use the
   software to develop and test your applications released under
   Open Source Institute (OSI)-approved licenses.
   02
   Individuals. If you are an individual working on your own
   applications to sell or for any other purpose, you may use the
   software to develop and test those applications.
   03
   Small Teams. Up to 5 of your individual users can use the
   software concurrently to develop and test your applications.
   04
   

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   Features
   

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    Built-in Python Experience
    Install from the Visual Studio Installer
    

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    Python Templates
    Start a Django, Flask, PyGame, IronPython project in seconds
    

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12. 12
    Package Management
    Pip install the libraries you need
    

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    Virtual Environments
    add project environments or reuse existing ones
    

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    We will install the needed
    dependencies directly from
    the requirements.txt file, at
    project creation.
    Package Management Virtual Environments
    Dependencies will be
    installed in a virtual
    environment specific to our
    website project, in perfect
    isolation.
    Python Templates
    We will use the
    FlaskWebProject pre-built
    template which comes
    with the Python Workload.
    Let’s build a Web Site
    Using Flask and Visual Studio
    

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    IntelliSense
    An editor that knows your code
    

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    Unit Tests
    Validate your changes in the editor
    

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    Interactive Debugging
    Diagnose issues with your code (remote debugging works too)
    

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    Source Control
    Git support without a command line
    

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    Import Code
    Easily import existing code in a Visual Studio Solution
    

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    We will learn how to
    leverage VIsual Studio GUI
    to commit changes to our
    repository.
    Git Support GitHub Support
    Once the game is updated
    we will push our changes
    upstream.
    Import Code
    We will see how we can
    import existing Python
    code into Visual Studio.
    Let’s play a game?
    Or, dealing with existing code and Version Control
    

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    Python Shell
    Interactive REPL right there at your fingertips
    

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    IPython (Jupyter)
    The REPL supports IPython for inline plots, etc.
    

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    My two worlds are colliding now. What about yours
    Dream?
    

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    https:/
    /github.com/Microsoft/PTVS
    GitHub
    Getting Started with Python
    Development using Visual Studio
    http:/
    /bit.ly/1plyaiT
    YouTube
    http:/
    /bit.ly/2n6yW6K
    Documentation
    https:/
    /www.visualstudio.com/vs/python/
    Python for Visual Studio
    Get Started!
    Check out these great resources
    

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    nicolaiarocci.com nicola@nicolaiarocci.com
    @nicolaiarocci
    Thank You!
    Send feedback or get in touch at
    

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