Python on Windows, the State of the Art
summary
History of rough Windows Python workflows is replaced by concrete tools and tricks: install Python from the Microsoft Store for one‑click updates, run full Linux distributions under WSL2 with a lightweight custom Linux kernel and near‑native binary speed, create and activate virtualenvs inside the WSL distro, open and debug that code from Windows with VS Code Remote - WSL, and use Windows Terminal + Explorer integration to move between files and Docker containers — demos show build, test and debug actually working end‑to‑end.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction to Python on Windows
- 6:02Windows user base and Python adoption
- 12:05WSL and Python compatibility
- 16:48Python tooling improvements on Windows
- 18:35Windows Subsystem for Linux 2
- 21:09Windows Terminal features
- 23:41WSL demo and performance
- 30:01File system integration between Windows and Linux
- 34:16Python execution in WSL environment
- 40:32Remote development with VS Code
- 45:03Future of Python on Windows
- 47:51Q&A session
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