| title | Quickstart: Create Python project from code |
|---|---|
| description | Follow guided steps to create a Visual Studio project for Python from existing code for a quick start to develop a Python application. |
| ms.date | 04/18/2024 |
| ms.topic | quickstart |
| author | Devdiv-VR |
| ms.author | vedhar |
| ms.subservice | python |
In this quickstart, you follow guided steps to quickly create a new Python project from existing code. Visual Studio makes it easy to bring your Python code into a Visual Studio project with the Create New Project from Existing Python Code wizard.
- Visual Studio installed with support for Python workloads. For more information, see Install Python support in Visual Studio.
Visual Studio for Mac isn't supported. Visual Studio Code on Windows, Mac, and Linux works well with Python through available extensions.
[!INCLUDEproject-from-existing]
Now you can run your program by selecting Debug > Start without Debugging on the Visual Studio main toolbar or use the Ctrl+F5 keyboard shortcut.