How can I add an existing folder structure to my visual studio project (python tools)?

If nothing else works, you could add the files and folders manually in the .pyproj-file. The format is simple:

<ItemGroup>    <Compile Include="File1.py" /> <!-- List of files relative to .pyproj folder -->    <Compile Include="test\file2.py" /></ItemGroup><ItemGroup>    <Folder Include="test\" /> <!-- List of folders --></ItemGroup>

You can add more <ItemGroup> elements if you want, and you can mix files and folder if you wish.

Script to generate the XML:

import osdef visit(folder):    for fn in os.listdir(folder):        filename = os.path.join(folder, fn)        _, ext = os.path.splitext(fn)        if os.isdir(filename):            folders.append(filename)            visit(filename)        elif ext.lower() == '.py':            files.append(filename)files = []folders = []visit('.')print '<ItemGroup>'for fn in files:    print '  <Compile Include="' + fn + '"/>'print '</ItemGroup>'if folders:    print '<ItemGroup>'    for fn in folders:        print '  <Folder Include="' + fn + '\\"/>'    print '</ItemGroup>'

Show All files works. Show All files is in project menu.

Project->Show All Files

This worked for me in visual studio 2013, I don't know if this is applicable for other visual studio iterations.

After installing Python Tools for Visual Studio (PTVS), which I found here

1. Open visual studio, navigate to FILE->NEW->PROJECT (or hold Cntrl+shift+N)

2. On the new project dialog, Browse to your existing python project directory. Enter the name of your project in the project name field. uncheck create a directory for solution (if you do not wish to create a new project directory). And Select "From Existing Python code" option and click OK.

3. On the "create a new Project from Existing Python Code" Wizard, follow the prompts and make all necessary setting as needed or just click finish.