The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable debugging options that are now available on the Run button menu.

Microsoft's open-source Visual Studio Code is growing hand in hand with Python.

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”.

Anaconda includes Microsoft's Visual Studio cross-platform code editor in its Python-based data science platform.

Install Python Libraries in Visual Studio Code Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks.

Visual Studio 2019 goes live with C++, Python shared editing Microsoft's venerable IDE receives its biannual update.

Just before Stack Overflow deemed it the 'fastest-growing major programming language,' Microsoft conveniently detailed updates for using Python in the new Visual Studio 15.4 Preview 1.