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Online IDE and web hosting service

PythonAnywhere Original authors Giles Thomas Robert Smithson Developers Anaconda, Inc Written in Python Operating system Cross-platform HTML5 Type Integrated development environment Web hosting service License Proprietary Website www.pythonanywhere.com

**PythonAnywhere** is an online [integrated development environment](/source/Integrated_development_environment) (IDE) and [web hosting service](/source/Web_hosting_service) ([Platform as a service](/source/Platform_as_a_service)) based on the [Python programming language](/source/Python_(programming_language)).[1] Founded by Giles Thomas and [Robert Smithson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Robert_Smithson_(finance)&action=edit&redlink=1) in 2012, it provides in-browser access to server-based Python and [Bash](/source/Bash_(Unix_shell)) [command-line interfaces](/source/Command-line_interface), along with a code editor with [syntax highlighting](/source/Syntax_highlighting). Program files can be transferred to and from the service using the user's browser. Web applications hosted by the service can be written using any [WSGI](/source/Web_Server_Gateway_Interface)-based application framework.

PythonAnywhere was created by Resolver Systems,[2] who also produced [Resolver One](/source/Resolver_One), a Python-based [Spreadsheet](/source/Spreadsheet) program. On 16 October 2012 the product was acquired by a new company, PythonAnywhere LLP, who took on the existing development team.[3] In June, 2022, PythonAnywhere was acquired by Anaconda, Inc.[4]

The development team uses PythonAnywhere to develop PythonAnywhere, and say that its collaboration features help because they use the [extreme programming](/source/Extreme_programming) methodology.[5]

## Features

- [CPython](/source/CPython), [PyPy](/source/PyPy) and [IPython](/source/IPython) support, including Python versions 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13 (plus some older deprecated versions).[6]

- In-browser interactive consoles with code running on hosted servers, shareable between multiple users.

- WSGI-based web hosting, e.g. [Django](/source/Django_(web_framework)), [Flask](/source/Flask_(web_framework)), [web2py](/source/Web2py)

- Support for coding from [iPad](/source/IPad) and other mobile devices.

- Syntax-highlighting in-browser editor.

- Many popular Python modules pre-installed.[7]

- [Cron](/source/Cron)-like scheduled tasks to run scripts at a given time of day.

- Always-on tasks to run scripts and restart them automatically when they fail.[8][9]

## Uses

PythonAnywhere is described as "the simplest way to deploy [web2py](/source/Web2py) applications" in the official book on the web framework,[10] is suggested when learning [NumPy](/source/NumPy),[11] is deployment platform of choice in [Django Girls](/source/Django_Girls) tutorial,[12] and is recommended as a way of hosting [machine learning](/source/Machine_learning)-based web applications.[13]

## See also

- [Comparison of Python integrated development environments](/source/Python_IDE)

- [List of Python software](/source/List_of_Python_software)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["PythonAnywhere: un ambiente Python nel proprio browser"](http://blog.html.it/10/05/2012/pythonanywhere-un-ambiente-python-nel-proprio-browser/). html.it.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Products - Resolver Systems"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140717025809/http://www.resolversystems.com/products/). Resolver Systems. Archived from [the original](http://www.resolversystems.com/products/) on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2012-05-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Resolver Systems News: Acquisition"](http://www.resolversystems.com/news/?p=288). Resolver Systems. Retrieved 2012-11-22.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Anaconda acquires PythonAnywhere in a bid to improve Python accessibility"](https://www.itpro.com/development/programming/368350/anaconda-acquires-pythonanywhere-in-bid-to-improve-accessibility). ITPro.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Installation-Free Programming in the Cloud"](http://developinthecloud.drdobbs.com/author.asp?section_id=2280&doc_id=246506&). Develop in the Cloud. Retrieved 2012-07-12.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Supported Python versions on PythonAnywhere"](https://help.pythonanywhere.com/pages/PythonVersions).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Batteries included: PythonAnywhere"](https://www.pythonanywhere.com/batteries_included/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Always-on tasks"](https://help.pythonanywhere.com/pages/AlwaysOnTasks/). 13 May 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Always-on tasks - PythonAnywhere News"](https://blog.pythonanywhere.com/172/).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Pierro2013_10-0)** Massimo Di Pierro (2013). [*web2py*](https://books.google.com/books?id=vB2-BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA568) (5th ed.). Lulu.com. pp. 568–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-578-12021-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-578-12021-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Idris2015_11-0)** Ivan Idris (29 April 2015). [*NumPy Cookbook - Second Edition*](https://books.google.com/books?id=zWHCCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA85). Packt Publishing Ltd. pp. 85–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-78439-982-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78439-982-5).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Django Girls Tutorial: Deploy!"](https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/deploy/). Django Girls.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Raschka2015_13-0)** Sebastian Raschka (23 September 2015). [*Python Machine Learning*](https://books.google.com/books?id=GOVOCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA272). Packt Publishing Ltd. pp. 272–. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-78355-514-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-78355-514-7).

## External links

- [PythonAnywhere Homepage](http://www.pythonanywhere.com/)

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