Python

Anaconda licensing for Microsoft products and services

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

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

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

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

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

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!

Out with the Old and In with the New: an Enhanced Jupyter Experience in DevOps

sharonxu August 19, 2021 Aug 19, 2021 08/19/21

This post was co-authored by Michael Duncan, Azure Notebooks Software Engineer and Dinesh Chandnani, Azure Notebooks Principal Group Engineering Manager Say hello to our newly revamped extension in Azure DevOps! The latest extension allows you to render your .ipynb notebook files directly in Azure DevOps now with an improved viewing ...

Feasibility, Use Cases, and Limitations of Pyodide

Luciana Abud August 11, 2021 Aug 11, 2021 08/11/21

Eleanor Boyd, 2021 Summer Intern for Python Tools for VS Code, shares her learnings about her exploration on Pyodide during her internship project. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – August 2021 Release

Luciana Abud August 6, 2021 Aug 6, 2021 08/6/21

In this release we’re excited to announce a revamped Jupyter notebooks experience, as well as our new and improved way of sorting Python interpreters on the selection list. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2021 Release

Luciana Abud July 20, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 07/20/21

We're excited to announce the July 2021 release of the Python extension for VS Code! This release includes a faster way to configure project roots via a new Pylance quick fix, two new debugger features and Python interpreter settings changes. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – June 2021 Release

Luciana Abud June 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 06/17/21

We are pleased to announce that the June 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can download the Python extension from the Marketplace, or install it directly from the Extensions View in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python extension installed, you can also get the latest update by ...

Jupyter in Visual Studio Code – June 2021 Release

Jeffrey Mew June 14, 2021 Jun 14, 2021 06/14/21

We are pleased to announce that the June 2021 release of the Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. If you are working with Python, we recommend downloading the Python extension from the Marketplace, or installing it directly from the extension gallery in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python extension ...

The Pylance language server has reached stable!

Savannah Ostrowski May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 05/13/21

We’re excited to announce that Pylance, our fast and feature-rich language support for Python in Visual Studio Code, is now officially out of preview and has reached its first stable release. Keep reading to learn more!