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Python in Visual Studio Code – January 2021 Release

Luciana AbudJanuary 21, 2021Jan 21, 202101/21/21

We are pleased to announce that the January 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This was a short release where we closed a total of 13 issues, and it includes a data viewer when debugging and PYTHONPATH support with Pylance.

Python in Visual Studio Code – December 2020 Release

Savannah OstrowskiDecember 14, 2020Dec 14, 202012/14/20

We are happy to announce that the December 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This release includes code actions for method and variable extraction with Pylance, the Pylance insiders program and Ipywidgets support in Native Notebooks. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2020 Release

Claudia RegioNovember 12, 2020Nov 12, 202011/12/20

We are pleased to announce that the November 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we’re introducing the Jupyter extension, which the Python extension now takes a dependency on.

Introducing the Jupyter Extension for VS Code

Rong LuNovember 11, 2020Nov 11, 202011/11/20

We’re excited to announce that we're releasing the new Jupyter extension for Visual Studio Code today! The Jupyter extension is the latest step in our journey to bring the power of Jupyter Notebook into VS Code for a variety of languages and scenarios. Jupyter Notebook enables creating and sharing documents that contain live code, ...

Python in Visual Studio Code – October 2020 Release

Luciana AbudOctober 28, 2020Oct 28, 202010/28/20

The October 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This was a short release where we addressed 14 issues, and it includes debugpy 1.0! Keep on reading to learn more.

Bringing the power of the Monaco Editor to nteract

sharonxuOctober 9, 2020Oct 9, 202010/9/20

The Monaco Editor is the popular code editor that powers VS Code, bringing you features like IntelliSense, theming, and simple refactoring. The Python team has partnered with the nteract community to bring these powerful editing features to your nteract notebook.

Announcing Playwright for Python: Reliable end-to-end testing for the web

Arjun AttamSeptember 30, 2020Sep 30, 202009/30/20

Automated end-to-end tests are a powerful tool for your team to ship faster and with more confidence. End-to-end tests automate UI interactions and can validate the functionality of your apps. To this end, we are announcing Playwright for Python in preview today. Playwright enables developers and testers to write reliable end-to-end tests.

Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2020 Release

Savannah OstrowskiSeptember 23, 2020Sep 23, 202009/23/20

We are happy to announce that the September 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is here! This was a short release where we addressed total of 34 issues, and it includes support for colorization and auto import improvements with Pylance. Keep on reading to learn more!

Pylance introduces five new features that enable type magic for Python developers

judejSeptember 14, 2020Sep 14, 202009/14/20

In last week’s Pylance update we introduced Semantic colorization, and thank you for all feedback! It was exciting for the team to bring this new feature to you. With the latest release of Pylance (version 2020.9.4) we are excited to introduce features that bring us closer to the goal of helping developers write correct Python code faster ...

IoT exploration with VS Code, Python, and the Device Simulator Express

Luciana AbudAugust 27, 2020Aug 27, 202008/27/20

The explosion of devices in the IoT space is more than a little overwhelming. Where do you start? Why choose hardware when you can experiment entirely in software? That’s the power of the Device Simulator Express (DSE). Keep on reading to learn how you can start experimenting with programming Python on IoT devices without buying anything!