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<h2 id="features">Features</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/CPython/kMhXKEGC">CPython</a>, <a href="/facts/PyPy/r7l3Dbey">PyPy</a> and <a href="/facts/IPython/PsAdpgxU">IPython</a> support, including Python versions 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 and 3.13 (plus some older deprecated versions).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></li> <li>In-browser interactive consoles with code running on hosted servers, shareable between multiple users.</li> <li>WSGI-based web hosting, e.g. <a href="/facts/Django_(web_framework)/TjPPmvSg">Django</a>, <a href="/facts/Flask_(web_framework)/ubK8Ry4U">Flask</a>, <a href="/facts/Web2py/Tvf7SbNL">web2py</a></li> <li>Support for coding from <a href="/facts/IPad/Ql67x0Dw">iPad</a> and other mobile devices.</li> <li>Syntax-highlighting in-browser editor.</li> <li>Many popular Python modules pre-installed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cron/y2tTGCQI">Cron</a>-like scheduled tasks to run scripts at a given time of day.</li> <li>Always-on tasks to run scripts and restart them automatically when they fail.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="uses">Uses</h2> <p>PythonAnywhere is described as "the simplest way to deploy <a href="/facts/Web2py/Tvf7SbNL">web2py</a> applications" in the official book on the web framework,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> is suggested when learning <a href="/facts/NumPy/T6FnhWWD">NumPy</a>,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> is deployment platform of choice in <a href="/facts/Django_Girls/Qxx6oIr2">Django Girls</a> tutorial,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> and is recommended as a way of hosting <a href="/facts/Machine_learning/e0w0XJTu">machine learning</a>-based web applications.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Python_IDE/c9BGym0G">Comparison of Python integrated development environments</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_Python_software/KbhmjNPb">List of Python software</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.pythonanywhere.com/">PythonAnywhere Homepage</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"PythonAnywhere: un ambiente Python nel proprio browser". html.it. <a href="http://blog.html.it/10/05/2012/pythonanywhere-un-ambiente-python-nel-proprio-browser/" target="_blank">http://blog.html.it/10/05/2012/pythonanywhere-un-ambiente-python-nel-proprio-browser/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Products - Resolver Systems". Resolver Systems. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2012-05-16. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717025809/http://www.resolversystems.com/products/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20140717025809/http://www.resolversystems.com/products/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Resolver Systems News: Acquisition". Resolver Systems. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2012-11-22. <a href="https://archive.today/20130201035007/http://www.resolversystems.com/news/?p=288" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130201035007/http://www.resolversystems.com/news/?p=288</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Anaconda acquires PythonAnywhere in a bid to improve Python accessibility". ITPro. <a href="https://www.itpro.com/development/programming/368350/anaconda-acquires-pythonanywhere-in-bid-to-improve-accessibility" target="_blank">https://www.itpro.com/development/programming/368350/anaconda-acquires-pythonanywhere-in-bid-to-improve-accessibility</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Installation-Free Programming in the Cloud". Develop in the Cloud. Archived from the original on 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2012-07-12. <a href="https://archive.today/20130121194316/http://developinthecloud.drdobbs.com/author.asp?section_id=2280&doc_id=246506&" target="_blank">https://archive.today/20130121194316/http://developinthecloud.drdobbs.com/author.asp?section_id=2280&doc_id=246506&</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"Supported Python versions on PythonAnywhere". <a href="https://help.pythonanywhere.com/pages/PythonVersions" target="_blank">https://help.pythonanywhere.com/pages/PythonVersions</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Batteries included: PythonAnywhere". <a href="https://www.pythonanywhere.com/batteries_included/" target="_blank">https://www.pythonanywhere.com/batteries_included/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Always-on tasks". 13 May 2015. <a href="https://help.pythonanywhere.com/pages/AlwaysOnTasks/" target="_blank">https://help.pythonanywhere.com/pages/AlwaysOnTasks/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Always-on tasks - PythonAnywhere News". <a href="https://blog.pythonanywhere.com/172/" target="_blank">https://blog.pythonanywhere.com/172/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>Massimo Di Pierro (2013). web2py (5th ed.). Lulu.com. pp. 568–. ISBN 978-0-578-12021-8. <a href="978-0-578-12021-8" target="_blank">978-0-578-12021-8</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>Ivan Idris (29 April 2015). NumPy Cookbook - Second Edition. Packt Publishing Ltd. pp. 85–. ISBN 978-1-78439-982-5. <a href="978-1-78439-982-5" target="_blank">978-1-78439-982-5</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Django Girls Tutorial: Deploy!". Django Girls. <a href="https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/deploy/" target="_blank">https://tutorial.djangogirls.org/en/deploy/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Sebastian Raschka (23 September 2015). Python Machine Learning. Packt Publishing Ltd. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-78355-514-7. <a href="978-1-78355-514-7" target="_blank">978-1-78355-514-7</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>