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2024 Python in VS Code Wrapped
As the year comes to a close, we would like to take the time to reflect and celebrate the incredible progress the Python extension for VS Code has made in the past year. From merging in top requested features to countless lines of code written and deleted, keep reading to get an inside look to all things
Announcing: Azure Developers – Python Day
Experience cloud computing with Python on Azure during Python Day 2024!
Announcing GitHub Copilot in Data Wrangler
AI did not write this blog post, but it will make your exploratory data analysis with Data Wrangler better! Today, we’re excited to introduce our first step of integrating the power of Copilot into Data Wrangler. With this first integration of Copilot with Data Wrangler, you’ll be able to: An example of using Copilot in Data Wrangler to filter for listings that allow dogs/cats A common limitation of using AI tools for exploratory data analysis tasks today is the lack of data context provided to the AI. Responses are typically more generalized and not tailored to the specifi...
Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2024 Release
The November 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include docstring template generation with Pylance, Fold/Unfold All Docstrings commands, a variable view with the Native REPL and more!
Python in Visual Studio Code – October 2024 Release
The October 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include Python test coverage support and a default Python problem matcher. Keep reading to learn more!
Announcing the new Python Data Science Extension Pack for VS Code
We're thrilled to announce the launch of the new Python Data Science Extension Pack for Visual Studio Code! This powerful pack brings together some of the most popular and essential VS Code extensions, making it your one-stop shop for all things data science in Python. What's Inside? Our extension pack is designed to streamline your data science journey from start to finish. Whether you're preparing data, conducting analysis, visualizing results, or building and training machine learning models, we've got you covered. This Data Science extension pack currently includes four extensions: ...
Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2024 Release
The September 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include Django test support. Keep reading to learn more!
Announcing the General Availability of the VS Code extension for Azure Machine Learning
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are transforming the world as we know it. With the power of data, you will have countless opportunities to create something new, unique, and exciting. Whether you are a seasoned data scientist or a curious beginner, you need a platform that can help you build, train, deploy, and manage your machine learning models with ease and efficiency. Azure Machine Learning has always been the backbone for machine learning tasks, and we want to further help you in your machine learning journey by improving the way you write code. The VS Code extension for Azure Machine Learning...
Python in Visual Studio Code – August 2024 Release
The August 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include improved Python discovery using python environment tools, inline variable values with the python debugger, and improvements to the VS Code native REPL. Keep reading to learn more!