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To learn more about Wing see the <a class="reference" href="/doc/howtos/quickstart">Quick Start Guide</a> or <a class="reference" href="/doc/intro/tutorial">Tutorial</a>.</p> <iframe src="https://duckduckgo.com/search.html?width=200&site=wingware.com/doc&prefill=Search Documentation&focus=yes" style="overflow:hidden;margin:0;padding:0;width:258px;height:40px;" frameborder="0"></iframe> <br><br><p></p> <div class="doc-nav-footer"> <div class="doc-nav-left"> <b>« </b> <a href="/doc/intro/tutorial-further-reading">20. Tutorial: Further Reading</a> </div> <div class="doc-nav-center"> <a href="/doc/TOC">Table of Contents</a> </div> <div class="doc-nav-right"> <a href="/doc/howtos/containers">1. How-Tos for Specific Environments</a> <b> »</b> </div> <br /> </div> <p></p> <h4 class="contents-title">Section Contents</h4><p> <div class="sub-contents"> <p></p> <span class="subcontents-1"><a href="/doc/howtos/containers" class="subcontents-1"><b>How-Tos for Specific Environments</b></a></span> <br /><br />     1.0. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/virtualenv" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with virtualenv</a></span> <br />     1.1. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/poetry" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with pipenv</a></span> <br />     1.2. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/pipenv" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with pipenv</a></span> <br />     1.3. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/anaconda" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Anaconda</a></span> <br />     1.4. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/docker" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing Pro with Docker</a></span> <br />        1.4.0. <span class="subcontents-n"><a href="/doc/howtos/docker-existing" class="subcontents-n">Using an Existing Docker Container with Wing Pro</a></span> <br />        1.4.1. <span class="subcontents-n"><a href="/doc/howtos/docker-new" class="subcontents-n">Creating a New Docker Container with Wing Pro</a></span> <br />        1.4.2. <span class="subcontents-n"><a href="/doc/howtos/docker-ssh" class="subcontents-n">Remote Development via SSH to a Docker Instance</a></span> <br />        1.4.3. <span class="subcontents-n"><a href="/doc/howtos/docker-example" class="subcontents-n">Docker Configuration Example</a></span> <br />        1.4.4. <span class="subcontents-n"><a href="/doc/howtos/docker-notes" class="subcontents-n">Configuration Details for Docker with Wing Pro</a></span> <br />     1.5. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/docker-compose" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing Pro with Docker Compose</a></span> <br />     1.6. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/lxc" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing Pro with LXC/LXD Containers</a></span> <br />     1.7. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/aws" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing Pro with AWS</a></span> <br />     1.8. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/vagrant" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Vagrant</a></span> <br />     1.9. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/wsl" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing Pro with Windows Subsystem for Linux</a></span> <br />     1.10. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/raspberry" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Raspberry Pi</a></span> <br />     1.11. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/cygwin" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Cygwin</a></span> <br />     1.12. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/remote-development" class="subcontents-2">Remote Python Development</a></span> <br /> <p></p> <span class="subcontents-1"><a href="/doc/howtos/science" class="subcontents-1"><b>How-Tos for Scientific and Engineering Tools</b></a></span> <br /><br />     2.0. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/matplotlib" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Matplotlib</a></span> <br />     2.1. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/jupyter" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Jupyter Notebooks</a></span> <br />     2.2. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/pyxll" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with PyXLL</a></span> <br /> <p></p> <span class="subcontents-1"><a href="/doc/howtos/web" class="subcontents-1"><b>How-Tos for Web Development</b></a></span> <br /><br />     3.0. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/debugging-web-remote" class="subcontents-2">Remote Web Development</a></span> <br />     3.1. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/django" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Django</a></span> <br />     3.2. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/flask" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Flask</a></span> <br />     3.3. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/pyramid" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Pyramid</a></span> <br />     3.4. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/web2py" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with web2py</a></span> <br />     3.5. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/mod_wsgi" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with mod_wsgi</a></span> <br /> <p></p> <span class="subcontents-1"><a href="/doc/howtos/gui" class="subcontents-1"><b>How-Tos for GUI Development</b></a></span> <br /><br />     4.0. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/wxpython" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with wxPython</a></span> <br />     4.1. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/pyqt" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with PyQt</a></span> <br />     4.2. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/pygobject" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with GTK and PyGObject</a></span> <br /> <p></p> <span class="subcontents-1"><a href="/doc/howtos/rendering" class="subcontents-1"><b>How-Tos for Modeling, Rendering, and Compositing Systems</b></a></span> <br /><br />     5.0. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/blender" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Blender</a></span> <br />     5.1. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/maya" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Autodesk Maya</a></span> <br />     5.2. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/nuke" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with NUKE and NUKEX</a></span> <br />     5.3. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/modo" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Modo</a></span> <br />     5.4. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/unreal" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Unreal Engine</a></span> <br />     5.5. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/sfm" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Source Filmmaker</a></span> <br />     5.6. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/pygame" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with pygame</a></span> <br /> <p></p> <span class="subcontents-1"><a href="/doc/howtos/legacy" class="subcontents-1"><b>Unmaintained How-Tos</b></a></span> <br /><br />     6.0. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/twisted" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Twisted</a></span> <br />     6.1. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/plone" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Plone</a></span> <br />     6.2. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/turbogears" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Turbogears</a></span> <br />     6.3. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/google-app-engine" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with Google App Engine SDK for Python</a></span> <br />     6.4. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/mod_python" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with mod_python</a></span> <br />     6.5. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/py2exe" class="subcontents-2">Debugging Code Running Under Py2exe</a></span> <br />     6.6. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/idapython" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with IDA Python</a></span> <br />     6.7. <span class="subcontents-2"><a href="/doc/howtos/ironpython" class="subcontents-2">Using Wing with IronPython</a></span> <br /> </div> </p> <p> </p> </div>  </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <div id="footer-div"> <div id="footer-copyright-div"> <p class="copyright"> 漏 1999-2025 Wingware </p> </div>  <div id="footer-menu-div"> <ul id="footer-menu"> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li> <a href="/search">Search</a> </li> <li> <a href="/site_map">Site Map</a> </li> <li> <span id="terms-item"><a href="/legal" id="terms-item">Terms</a></span> </li> </ul> </div>  <div id="footer-social-div"> <div id="socialmedia"> <a href="https://twitter.com/pythonide"><img alt="Twitter" border="0" height="32px" src="/images/icons/social-twitter.png" width="32px" 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