Setting up Visual Studio Code for Python development Click on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window (it looks like four squares). In the search bar, type “Python”.

Over the past few years, it has exploded in popularity. Thanks to Microsoft’s Python extension for Visual Studio Code, VS Code has also become one of the best tools for working with Python.

Dower said by making Visual Studio's Python IntelliSense portable and cross-platform, the team can improve it for both Visual Studio and VS Code at the same time. The standalone release of the Python ...

In fact, the recently announced Visual Studio 15.7 Preview 4 has several features targeting Python developers. Previously, Microsoft has detailed Python-based features for VS 2017 15.7 previews, ...

Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks. They eliminate the need to write repetitive code and ...

Learn More. Anaconda, a distribution of the Python programming language, now includes Visual Studio Code, announced Microsoft and Anaconda, Inc.

Starting today, February 15, Microsoft's light-weight Visual Studio (VS) Code editor is shipping as part of the Anaconda Python distribution. Python is largely used as an artificial intelligence ...