Pylance builds on the 2018 release of the Python Language Server, which brought Python IntelliSense to VS Code. Pylance's key features include type information, auto-import suggestions, and type ...

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As part of our mini-series on programming languages, Dolly Setton makes the case for Python being the best language for data journalism and our team shares their tips for getting started with it.