{"id":7596,"date":"2020-03-19T15:06:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T23:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/?p=7596"},"modified":"2020-06-03T10:52:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T18:52:48","slug":"python-in-visual-studio-code-march-2020-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/python-in-visual-studio-code-march-2020-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Python in Visual Studio Code \u2013 March 2020 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nWe are pleased to announce that the <\/span><\/span>M<\/span><\/span>arch\u00a0<\/span><\/span>20<\/span><\/span>20<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. You can <\/span><\/span>download the Python extension <\/span><\/span><\/a>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 about \u202f<\/span><\/span>Python support in Visual Studio Code <\/span><\/span><\/a>in the documentation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0<\/span><\/span>release\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>focused mostly on product quality<\/span><\/span>. W<\/span><\/span>e closed a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>total<\/span><\/span> of 66 issues, 43 of them being bug fixes.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>But we\u2019re also please<\/span><\/span>d<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>include<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>brand-new<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Python\u00a0<\/span><\/span>debugger<\/span><\/span>:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>debugpy<\/span><\/span><\/a>!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested, you can check the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>full list of improvements i<\/span><\/span>n\u00a0<\/span><\/span>our<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>changelog<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

New Debugger<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

We\u2019re excited to announce th<\/span><\/span>at in<\/span><\/span>\u00a0this release\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we\u2019re\u00a0<\/span><\/span>includ<\/span><\/span>ing\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a new debugger,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>debugpy<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0The debugger team has put a lot of effort into making i<\/span><\/span>t a<\/span><\/span>\u00a0faster and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>even\u00a0<\/span><\/span>more\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reliable<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Python debugger<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Along with the debugger,<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a new feature<\/span><\/span>\u00a0also comes<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>an easier configuration experience to attach the debugger to local processes<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Attach<\/span><\/span>ing<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to local process<\/span><\/span>es<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n

Sometimes\u00a0<\/span>you\u00a0<\/span>may\u00a0<\/span>want to attach the debugger to a Python process that is running on your machine<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>but\u00a0<\/span>that can be tricky if, for example, you\u00a0<\/span>don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>have control over the application that launched th<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>process<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We made it easy to be\u00a0<\/span>do<\/span>ne<\/span>\u00a0with our new configuration experience for attaching the debugger to local processes.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have a\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>launch.<\/span><\/span>json<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0file<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0on your workspace folder, you can simply start a debug session (by pressing\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>F5<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or through\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Run<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Start Debugging<\/span><\/span><\/strong>)<\/span><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>you\u2019ll\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>presented with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>\u00a0list of<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>debug configuration options<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0When you select \u201cAttach using Process ID\u201d, it will display a list of processes running locally on your machine:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Configuration<\/p>\n

Alternatively, i<\/span><\/span>f you already have a\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/span>launch.json<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a0file on your workspace folder, you can add a configuration to it by click<\/span><\/span>ing on the \u201cAdd configuration…\u201d option under the drop-down menu in the Run\u00a0<\/span><\/span>viewlet<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\"Adding<\/p>\n

Then when you\u00a0<\/span><\/span>select\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u201cPython\u201d, you\u2019ll be\u00a0<\/span><\/span>presented with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the same configuration options as above<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Adding<\/a><\/p>\n

Selecting\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>\u201cAttach using Process ID\u201d<\/span>\u00a0option from the debug configuration menu<\/span>\u00a0adds\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>below configuration<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to the\u00a0<\/span>existing\u00a0<\/span>launch.json<\/em> file<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

{\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"name\":\u00a0\"Python: Attach using Process Id\",\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"type\":\u00a0\"python\",\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"request\":\u00a0\"attach\",\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"processId\":\u00a0\"${command:pickProcess}\"\u00a0\r\n\r\n}<\/pre>\n
When you start a debug session with this configuration<\/span>\u00a0selected<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>a list of processes t<\/span>o which<\/span>\u00a0you can attach the debugger\u00a0<\/span>will<\/span>\u00a0be displayed, and\u00a0<\/span>once you p<\/span>ick one<\/span>, the debugger will attempt to attach to it<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\"Selecting<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
You can also filter the processes <\/span><\/span>by ID, file name or interpreter name:<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\"Filtering<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
Alternatively, if you already know the\u00a0<\/span>I<\/span>D<\/span>\u00a0of the\u00a0<\/span>process to which you wish to attach the debugger<\/span>, you can simply add the value directly on the configuration. For example, to attach to a process of ID<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>1796, you can simply use the below configuration:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
{\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"name\":\u00a0\"Python: Attach using Process Id\",\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"type\":\u00a0\"python\",\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"request\":\u00a0\"attach\",\u00a0\r\n\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\"processId\":\u00a01796\u00a0\r\n\r\n}<\/pre>\n
For more information about\u00a0<\/span><\/span>debugpy<\/span><\/span>\u00a0such as how to transition from\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ptvsd<\/span><\/span>, API changes, CLI references, allowed debug configurations and more, y<\/span><\/span>ou can check\u00a0<\/span><\/span>debugpy\u2019s wiki page<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
Other Changes and Enhancements<\/span><\/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