Python installation within Visual Studio IDE

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Python installation within Visual Studio IDE

John 511

I need to know more things about installing python within the Visual Studio environment.

Its long-term purpose is to install Kivy library.

Any ideas or tips?

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Answer 1

Hi John,

To install Python and Kivy in Visual Studio, follow these steps:

Install Visual Studio: Ensure that you include the Python development workload during installation.
Install Python: Download and install the latest version of Python from python.org.
Install PTVS (Python Tools for Visual Studio): This extension adds support for Python development.
Configure PTVS: After installing, set up the Python interpreter in Visual Studio.
Create a Python project: Go to "File" -> "New Project" -> "Python Application."
Install Kivy: Open a terminal in Visual Studio and run:
```
   pip install kivy
```

For more details, refer to the official documentation:

Python Tools for Visual Studio: Visual Studio Python Installation Guide
Kivy Installation: Kivy Installation Guide

Hope this helps! If you have more questions, feel free to ask. If you found the answer helpful, upvote and accept it as the answer!

Best,

John

Answer 2

Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,196 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @John,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

More details about Python in Visual Studio, please view the documentation.

Install Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS) - Visual Studio (Windows) | Microsoft Learn

To install Kivy, please refer to: Installation on Windows — Kivy 2.3.0 documentation.

Sincerely,

Anna

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John 511 Reputation points

2024-09-17T04:39:49.59+00:00

Does Python Tools for Visual Studio include their corresponding console shell, in which I can instantly download and install external libraries that are python compatible?
Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,196 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-09-17T08:22:09.43+00:00

Hello, you can open the Python Environments windows in Solution Explorer and select Open in PowerShell command to open a separate command window to install external libraries.

Or you can directly use the Open interactive window command within Visual Studio.
Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,196 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2024-09-24T06:28:37.5433333+00:00

Hello,

May I know whether your issue has been solved or not? If not, please share it here. We can work together to figure it out.

Sincerely,

Anna

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John 511 Reputation points

2024-09-30T00:17:12.56+00:00

After installing and typing import kivy in the visual studio Python source code, it won't sense it. I tried to install it onto different file paths, still it won't sense it.

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