Python

Feasibility, Use Cases, and Limitations of Pyodide

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

Eleanor Boyd

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

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

Luciana Abud

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

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

Luciana Abud

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

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

Luciana Abud

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

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

Jeffrey Mew

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!

May 13, 2021 May 13, 2021 05/13/21

Savannah Ostrowski

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!

Python in Visual Studio Code – May 2021 Release

May 10, 2021 May 10, 2021 05/10/21

Savannah Ostrowski

We’re thrilled to announce that the May 2021 release of the Python extension is here and it brings Pylance as the new default language server for Python, faster extension startup times and code reload when debugging Python scripts. Keep on reading to learn more!

Connect with Microsoft Remotely at PyCon 2021!

May 6, 2021 May 6, 2021 05/6/21

Luciana Abud

Next week our team will join remotely the PyCon US 2021 Conference, and we are looking forward to meeting you! Join us at our workshop and live demos, and stop by our virtual booth at Hubilo. You can also join us at our Microsoft Discord Server to participate on our virtual labs – you may even get some swag!

Our support for the Python community

April 29, 2021 Apr 29, 2021 04/29/21

Dan Taylor

We are excited to announce that this year we have increased our sponsorship of the Python Software Foundation to the new top visionary level. We wanted to take this opportunity to share why Python is so dear to our hearts and the ways we contribute to the Python community.

Python in Visual Studio Code – April 2021 Release

April 20, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 04/20/21

Luciana Abud

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!