{"id":7316,"date":"2019-08-06T14:14:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T22:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/?p=7316"},"modified":"2020-06-03T10:53:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:53:23","slug":"python-in-visual-studio-code-august-2019-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/python-in-visual-studio-code-august-2019-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Python in Visual Studio Code \u2013 August 2019 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are pleased to announce that the<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>August\u00a0<\/span><\/span>2019 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can\u202f<\/span><\/span>download the Python extension<\/a>\u202f<\/span><\/span>from the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Marketplace, or<\/span><\/span>\u00a0install it directly from the extension gallery in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python extension installed, you can also get the latest update by restarting Visual Studio Code. You can learn more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>about \u202f<\/span><\/span>Python<\/span><\/span>\u00a0support in Visual Studio Code <\/span><\/span><\/a>\u202fin the documentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this release we made improvements that are listed in our<\/span><\/span> changelog<\/span><\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>closing a total of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>76\u00a0<\/span><\/span>issues including\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Jupyter<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Notebook cell debugging,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>introducing an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Insiders program, <\/span><\/span>improvements to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>auto-<\/span><\/span>indentation and to the Python Language Server.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jupyter<\/span>\u00a0Notebook\u00a0<\/span>c<\/span>ell\u00a0<\/span>d<\/span>ebugging\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

A few weeks ago<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>we\u00a0<\/span>showed a\u00a0<\/span>preview<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>of debugging\u00a0<\/span>Jupyter<\/span>\u00a0notebooks cells\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>EuroPython<\/span>\u00a02019<\/span>. We\u2019re happy to<\/span>\u00a0announce we\u2019re<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>officially ship<\/span>ping<\/span>\u00a0this functionality<\/span>\u00a0in t<\/span>his\u00a0<\/span>release.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now\u00a0<\/span>you\u2019ll\u00a0<\/span>be able to set up breakpoints and click on the<\/span>\u00a0\u201cDebug Cell\u201d option<\/span>\u00a0that is displayed at the cell definition<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0This will initiate a debugging session<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and you\u2019ll be able to\u00a0<\/span>step into, step out and step over your code<\/span>, inspect variables and set up watches,<\/span>\u00a0just like you normally would when debugging Python files or applications.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Insiders\u00a0<\/span><\/span>p<\/span><\/span>rogram\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

This release\u00a0<\/span>includes\u00a0<\/span>support for\u00a0<\/span>an easy\u00a0<\/span>opt-in\u00a0<\/span>to\u00a0<\/span>our Insiders program<\/span>. You can\u00a0<\/span>try out new features and fixes\u00a0<\/span>before the release date by getting automatic installs<\/span>\u00a0for the latest Insiders builds of the Python extension<\/span>, in a weekly or daily cad<\/span>e<\/span>nce<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To opt-in<\/span>\u00a0this program<\/span>, open the command palette (<\/span>View\u00a0<\/span><\/b>>\u00a0<\/span>Command Palette…<\/span><\/b>)<\/span>\u00a0and select \u201cPython: Switch to Insiders Weekly Channel\u201d<\/span>. You can also open\u00a0<\/span>the settings page (<\/span>File\u00a0<\/span><\/b>>\u00a0<\/span>Preferences\u00a0<\/span><\/b>>\u00a0<\/span>Settings<\/span><\/b>)<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>look for \u201c<\/span>Python<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0Insiders<\/span>\u00a0Channel<\/span>\u201d<\/span>\u00a0and set the channel to \u201cdaily\u201d or \u201cweekly\u201d, as you prefer<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Improvements to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>uto-i<\/span><\/span>n<\/span><\/span>dentation<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Improvements to the Python Language Server<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

We<\/span><\/span>\u2019ve<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>added\u00a0<\/span><\/span>new functionality<\/a> to \u201cgo to definition\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the Python Language Serve<\/span><\/span>r<\/span><\/span>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>which now take<\/span><\/span>s<\/span><\/span>\u00a0you to the place in code where a<\/span><\/span>\u00a0variable (as an example) is<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>actually\u00a0<\/span><\/span>defined.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>To match the previous behavior of \u201cgo to definition\u201d, we<\/span><\/span>\u00a0added<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>go to declaration<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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W<\/span><\/span>e\u2019ve also\u00a0<\/span><\/span>mad<\/span><\/span>e<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fixes\u00a0<\/span><\/span>to our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>package watcher.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Before, whenever you added an import statement for a package you didn\u2019t have installed in your environment, installing the package<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>via pip\u00a0<\/span><\/span>didn\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><\/span>fix\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u2018unresolved imports\u2019<\/span><\/span>\u00a0erro<\/span><\/span>rs and a user would be forced to reload t<\/span><\/span>heir\u00a0<\/span><\/span>entire<\/span><\/span>\u00a0VS Code<\/span><\/span>\u00a0window.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Now<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>no longer need to do this<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 the errors will automagically disappear once a new package is installed and analyzed.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Other Changes and Enhancements<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

We have also added small enhancements and fixed issues requested by users that should improve your experience working with Python in Visual Studio Code. Some notable changes include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Update: <\/strong>due to a large number of requests<\/a>, we reverted the changes to auto-indentation that were made in the August release. We are still working on addressing the issues, so stay tuned for these improvements in future releases!<\/p>\n