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Python in Visual Studio Code – May 2022 Release

May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022 05/5/22

Soojin C

We’re excited to announce that the May 2022 release of the Python and Jupyter Extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available! With this release we’re introducing three new extensions: Black, isort, and Jupyter Powertoys. If you’re interested, you can check the full list of improvements in our changelogs for the Python, Jupyter...

Python in Visual Studio Code – April 2022 Release

March 30, 2022 Mar 30, 2022 03/30/22

Karthik N

The April 2022 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we’re introducing a Pylint extension, a simpler way to create empty Python and Jupyter Notebook files, fixes for running and debugging files with conda environment and moving the interpreter display in the status bar to the right.

Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2022 Release

March 3, 2022 Mar 3, 2022 03/3/22

Luciana d

The March 2022 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available and it includes support for pre-release versions and changes to the interpreter selector on the status bar.

Python in Visual Studio Code – February 2022 Release

February 3, 2022 Feb 3, 2022 02/3/22

Luciana d

We are happy to announce that the February 2022 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available! This release includes smart selection, better folding support, improvements to the Python interpreters list and when using Anaconda. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – December 2021 Release

December 9, 2021 Dec 9, 2021 12/9/21

Savannah O

We are happy to announce that the December 2021 release of the Python Extension for VS Code is now available. This announcement includes a new refactoring option via Pylance, rich editing support for virtual or untrusted workspaces, an update regarding debugging with Python 2.7 and a community highlight: a Python package manager extension.

Changes to How We Bundle Python in Visual Studio

December 7, 2021 Dec 7, 2021 12/7/21

Graham W

Starting from the release date of Visual Studio 2022, we are changing how we include Python runtime installation options in Visual Studio to better reflect differences in the lifetimes of Python versions and Visual Studio.

Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2021 Release

November 4, 2021 Nov 4, 2021 11/4/21

Savannah O

We are pleased to announce that the November 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. As part of this release, the Microsoft Python Language Server has reached end of life.

Anaconda licensing for Microsoft products and services

October 25, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 10/25/21

Steve D

Our friends at Anaconda have posted a joint announcement last week regarding the use of their repository from Microsoft cloud-hosted products. See the full announcement on their website. Today, Anaconda, Inc. announced a collaboration with Microsoft to enable customers to confidently access Anaconda’s curated library of open-source ...

Python in Visual Studio Code – October 2021 Release

October 7, 2021 Oct 7, 2021 10/7/21

Luciana d

We are pleased to announce that the October 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This release introduces debugging support for Jupyter Notebooks, our new Python walkthrough and an improvement to the debugging experience for Python files and projects.

Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2021 Release

September 2, 2021 Sep 2, 2021 09/2/21

Savannah O

We're excited to announce that the September 2021 release of the Python extension is here! We now have a rich Python editing experience in the browser with Pylance, a revamped testing interface, a new button for running and debugging files on the editor and more!