Python at Microsoft

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Visual Studio Code

The lightweight, powerful and extensible editor, optimized for modern web and cloud applications.

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Azure

The cloud platform designed to help you bring new solutions to life.

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Python on Windows

Find the information and ideas you need to power your ingenuity.

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Python education

Unparalleled products and support for educators and students.

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Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)

Access the power of Windows and Linux at the same time on a Windows machine.

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GitHub Copilot

GitHub Copilot uses AI to suggest entire functions in real-time, right from your editor. Work smarter.

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Supercharge your Python developer experience

Microsoft Graph

Use the data and intelligence in Microsoft 365 to build apps that reach millions of users.

Python on Visual Studio

Develop Python applications in Visual Studio IDE.

MakeCode

Learn by doing in the block-based MakeCode Arcade environment with Python!

Microsoft Fabric

AI-powered analytics platform that unites your data and services, including data science and data lakes.

Playwright

Fast and reliable end-to-end testing for modern web apps.

Microsoft Edge Developer

Try out Webhint, Microsoft Edge WebDriver and extensions for accessibility insights in the best-in-class browser.

Microsoft Open Source

Open Source enables Microsoft products and services to bring choice, technology and community to our customers.

GitHub Skills

Learn how to use GitHub with interactive courses designed for beginners and experts.

Tools

Azure Python SDK

A collection of libraries built to make it easier to use Azure services.

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Awesome AZD

An awesome list that curates content and templates for the Azure Developer CLI.

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Dev Containers

A full-featured development environment with a well-defined tool and runtime stack.

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Azure OpenAI Service

Build your own copilot and generative AI applications.

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Python blogs and articles

Insights, tips, and news for Python by Microsoft experts and MVPs.

Microsoft Excel • August 22nd 2023

Announcing Python in Excel

Since its inception, Microsoft Excel has changed how people organize, analyze, and visualize their data, providing a basis for decision-making for the millions of people who use it each day. Today we’re announcing a significant evolution in the analytical capabilities available within Excel by releasing a Public Preview of Python in Excel.

Jay Miller • October 26th 2022

A team at Microsoft is helping make Python faster

Inside the Faster CPython Team at Microsoft The last few years have seen Python rise to prominence. TIOBE and IEEE both put the language in the top spot. The versatility of the language often comes with critiques around Python’s performance. Performance-sensitive packages are often written in other languages, most notably C.

Courtney Webster • December 7th 2023

Python in Visual Studio Code – December 2023 release

We’re excited to announce the December 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code! This release includes the following announcements: Configurable debugging options added to Run button menu. Show Type Hierarchy with Pylance. Deactivate command support for automatically activated virtual environments in the terminal. Setting to turn REPL Smart Send on/off and a message when it is unsupported.