FAQ === **Q: This doesn't do what I expected.** Fair enough. I've already mentioned `Premake `_ but as far as I can tell there are two other Python package that generate Visual Studio solution and projects: #. `makeprojects `_ #. `ideskeleton `_ **Q: How do I generate PTVS Projects and Solution?** Python Tools for Visual Studio functionality is provided by the `vsgen-ptvs `_ python package.