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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!

Python in Visual Studio Code – August 2020 Release

Savannah OstrowskiAugust 13, 2020Aug 13, 202008/13/20

We are happy to announce that the August 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we addressed 38 issues, and it includes support for multiple Python interactive windows, Pylance as an officially supported language server setting value and smart signature help with Pylance.

Need an Intro to VS Code? Let Tech with Tim Help!

Claudia RegioAugust 7, 2020Aug 7, 202008/7/20

We have been spoiled to have Tim Ruscica, founder and star of the very informative and popular "Tech with Tim" YouTube channel, work on our team as a Software Engineering intern this summer! During his time here he implemented several features for our extension, including the much desired export notebook to HTML and PDF, as well as influence ...

Notebooks are getting revamped!

Claudia RegioJuly 27, 2020Jul 27, 202007/27/20

Notebooks in VS Code are getting revamped! This experience is currently being exclusively rolled out to VS Code Insiders so be sure to download today to try it out!

Gather: A New Way To Clean Notebooks

Jeffrey MewJuly 23, 2020Jul 23, 202007/23/20

We are pleased to announce the release of our new experimental extension, Gather! Gather is a notebook cleaning tool that analyzes and determines the necessary code dependencies within a notebook and performs code cleanup, automating this difficult and time-consuming task.

Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2020 Release

Claudia RegioJuly 16, 2020Jul 16, 202007/16/20

We are pleased to announce that the July 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we addressed 51 issues, and it includes support for our new language server Pylance and new experimental extension Gather. Keep on reading to learn more!

Enhance your Azure Machine Learning experience with the VS Code extension

Sid UnnithanJuly 8, 2020Jul 8, 202007/8/20

The VS Code team is excited to announce releases of the Azure Machine Learning extension which aims to help you manage your core machine learning assets from directly within your favourite editor!

Announcing Pylance: Fast, feature-rich language support for Python in Visual Studio Code

Savannah OstrowskiJune 30, 2020Jun 30, 202006/30/20

We are excited to announce Pylance, our fast and feature-rich language support for Python in Visual Studio Code! Pylance is available today in the Visual Studio Code marketplace. Pylance depends on our core Python extension and builds upon that experience, for those of you who have already installed it. Keep reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – June 2020 Release

Jeffrey MewJune 17, 2020Jun 17, 202006/17/20

We are pleased to announce that the June 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we worked on new features such as run by line and a start page, in addition to addressing 53 issues. Keep on reading to learn more!