Luciana Abud

Program Manager, Python extension in Visual Studio Code

Product Manager at Microsoft for Python in Visual Studio Code

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Python in Visual Studio Code – April 2021 Release

We are thrilled to announce that the April 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is here! This release includes a preview of support for Poetry environments, improved completions for PyTorch 1.8.1 when using Pylance, as well enhancements to the Data Viewer. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2021 Release

We are pleased to announce that the March 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This release largely focused on bug fixes and stabilization work in our Python, Pylance and Jupyter extensions, and includes a preview of improved Jedi language server support for our Python Insiders.  

Python in Visual Studio Code – January 2021 Release

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 – October 2020 Release

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.

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

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 – May 2020 Release

We are happy to announce that the May 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we addressed 42 issues, and it includes the ability to browse for or enter an interpreter path on selection. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2020 Release

We are pleased to announce that the March 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we closed a total of 66 issues and it includes a brand new debugger and an easier configuration experience for attaching it to local processes. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – February 2020 Release

We are pleased to announce that the February 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we closed 66 issues, including a much faster startup of Jupyter Notebook editor and scaling back of configuration notifications. Keep on reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – January 2020 Release

We are happy to announce that the January 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This release includes Kernel selection in Jupyter notebooks, performance improvements of Jupyter notebooks editor , auto-activation of the terminal on load (thanks Igor Aleksanov!) and fixes to rebuilding ctags.

Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2019 Release

We are pleased to announce that the November 2019 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we closed 60 issues, including an add imports “quick fix” when using the Python Language Server, Altair plot support and line numbers in the Notebook Editor. Keep on reading to learn more!