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Microsoft at EuroPython 2022

We’re thrilled to be a Platinum Sponsor of EuroPython this year, happening from July 11th-17th in Dublin, Ireland. If you can’t make it in person, you can still attend the conference remotely, as EuroPython is a hybrid event this year!    Our team members will be giving a variety of talks during the conference:  ...

Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2022 Release

We’re excited to announce that the July 2022 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This release includes inlay type hints with Pylance and improvements to the setup experience with Jupyter notebooks. If you’re interested, you can check the full list of improvements in our changelogs for ...

Python in Visual Studio Code – June 2022 Release

We’re excited to announce that the June 2022 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available.  This release includes improvements to:  If you’re interested, you can check the full list of improvements in our changelogs for the Python, Jupyter and Pylance extensions.  ...

Python in Visual Studio Code – May 2022 Release

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

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 – February 2022 Release

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

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

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.