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22 mentions on Hacker News by 14 people: 2 stories, 20 comments · first 2015-04-16 · latest 2025-08-22

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  1. I worked on https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS (not being in MSFT) around 2019 so I know they did type check calls across function boundaries.
    comment by lostmsu · 2025-08-22 · in An Update on Pytype
  2. …in Visual Studio. It was actually pretty good. https://github.com/Microsoft/python-language-server https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS
    comment by zo1 · 2020-09-22 · in The Era of Visual Studio Code
  3. …in that between various Python versions. Something like this (note several different dicts): https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/tree/bcdfec4f211488e373fa2...
    comment by int_19h · 2019-04-23 · in PySnooper: Never use print for debugging again
  4. …using markup extensions and an MSBuild task for compile-time codegen. Have a look at this: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/blob/ebfc4ca8bab234d453f15... It can also be used completely inline, i.e.: <TextBlock Text="{Binding Name,…
    comment by int_19h · 2017-06-10 · in React: What WPF Should Have Been
  5. Not VSCode, but... https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/pull/2500
    comment by int_19h · 2017-05-11 · in New Distros Coming to Bash/WSL via Windows Store
  6. …C++ revival. Btw VS 2015 installer offers Python tooling install if I remember correctly. See also: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS
    comment by kodfodrasz · 2017-02-21 · in Bash and Windows Subsystem for Linux Demo [video]
  7. They still care about Python. https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2015/08/03/why... https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/releases
    comment by pjmlp · 2017-01-30 · in Pythonnet – A package that integrates Python (2.7-3.6) with the .NET CLR
  8. …years. Our 1st interaction with the awesome Jupyter team was enabling it in Visual Studio / Python: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/wiki/Using-IPython-with-PT... After that we loved the project (and the team) so much that we donated a…
    comment by smortaz · 2016-12-05 · in Azure Jupyter Notebooks
  9. …sillier when you consider that Microsoft's invested time/money in both Python [1] and R [2]. 1: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS 2: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-de...
    comment by voltagex_ · 2016-10-28 · in MacBook Pro
  10. Pylint is usable in PTVS projects: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/wiki/Pylint Also Sublime Text has a nice plugin called Anaconda, where PyLint can be enabled: http://damnwidget.github.io/anaconda/IDE/
    comment by denfromufa · 2016-10-20 · in Why Pylint Is Both Useful and Unusable, and How You Can Actually Use It
  11. …grants 0 patent licenses over any of their open source code PTVS is licensed under Apache 2.0. https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/blob/master/LICENSE
    comment by int_19h · 2016-09-23 · in The MIT License, Line by Line
  12. …any repo under https://github.com/Microsoft/ , if you search for "MSBOT" in pull requests. E.g.: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/pulls?page=1&q=is%3Apr+MSB... (note the labels)
    comment by int_19h · 2016-09-22 · in The MIT License, Line by Line
  13. note that VS (PTVS) has a Jupyter mode. in tools/options for python, select ipython mode for repl: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/wiki/Using-IPython-with-PT... note quite the cell by cell, markdown experience, but you get inline…
    comment by smortaz · 2016-07-15 · in JupyterLab: the next generation of the Jupyter Notebook
  14. …SDK (Python) Jupyter notebooks (web FE/BE, Linux/docker) repos: https://github.com/Microsoft/RTVS https://github.com/Microsoft/ptvs https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python Please contact: smortaz at microsoft Thanks!
    comment by smortaz · 2016-04-01 · in Ask HN: Who is hiring? (April 2016)
  15. …python that is running on a Linux box. https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/features/python-vs.aspx https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/releases/v2.2
    comment by corysama · 2015-11-18 · in Visual Studio now available in cloud subscriptions
  16. I was pretty impressed by the mixed native/python debugging capabilities in PTVS ( https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/wiki/Mixed-Mode-Debugging ). It's really handy to be able to just step into native code and back seamlessly if you project…
    comment by hacst · 2015-08-03 · in Why Write Python in Visual Studio?
  17. …they aren't complete yet but they are definitely very valid suggestions. If you would file issues on http://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS we can track them and hopefully keep you posted on the progress to getting them into the product.
    comment by chupapuma · 2015-08-03 · in Why Write Python in Visual Studio?
  18. it does. in fact, that is the default recommendation, ie PTVS installed into Community Edition: https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/wiki/PTVS-Installation
    comment by smortaz · 2015-05-17 · in Python Tools for Visual Studio Now on GitHub
  19. …It also has a plethora of features[1]. However, when I'm on Linux I usually use PyCharm. [1] https://github.com/Microsoft/PTVS/wiki/Features-Matrix
    comment by giancarlostoro · 2015-05-17 · in Python Tools for Visual Studio Now on GitHub
  20. …on the other hand, is Windows-only, but has neat stuff like debugging Python and C++ side by side: https://github.com/Microsoft/ptvs/wiki/Mixed-Mode-Debugging
    comment by int_19h · 2015-05-17 · in Python Tools for Visual Studio Now on GitHub
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