{"id":8872,"date":"2022-03-03T17:02:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T01:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/?p=8872"},"modified":"2022-03-03T17:02:35","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T01:02:35","slug":"python-in-visual-studio-code-march-2022-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/python-in-visual-studio-code-march-2022-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Python in Visual Studio Code \u2013 March 2022 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

The March 2022 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available.<\/p>\n

This is a short release as during the past month our team has largely focused on features and changes that will be landing in the next couple of releases. Nevertheless, it still includes new functionality such as support for pre-release versions<\/a> and changes to the interpreter selector on the status bar.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re interested, you can check the full list of improvements in our changelogs for the Python<\/a>, Jupyter<\/a> and Pylance<\/a> extensions.<\/p>\n

Pre-release extension<\/h2>\n

The Python extension offers an Insiders program, where you can get daily updates so you can try our latest features and bug fixes early on. Before this release, one would opt into it via a setting, and then every day a new build would be downloaded, and a prompt would be displayed to reload the window to enable the new update.<\/p>\n

For a smoother opt-in and upgrade experience, we\u2019re migrating our Insiders program to pre-release versions<\/a> of the Python extension. You can install a pre-release version by opening the extension\u2019s view in VS Code (Ctrl + Shift + X or \u2318 + \u21e7 + X), searching for Python, and opening the Python extension. If you already have the extension installed, you will be able to click on the \u201cSwitch to Pre-Release Version\u201d next to the “Uninstall” button:<\/p>\n

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

If you don\u2019t have it installed, you will be able to click on the down arrow next to the Install button and select \u201cInstall Pre-Release Version\u201d:<\/p>\n

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

If you were part of our Insiders program and had the “python.insidersChannel” setting set to \u201cdaily\u201d, you will automatically start using the pre-release versions of the Python extension. If you had the “python.insidersChannel” setting set to weekly, you will be prompted to choose whether to install the pre-release version or to switch to the stable version. These settings will also be removed as they are no longer supported.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019re interested in getting the latest notebook features and bug fixes early on, you can also install pre-release versions of the Jupyter extension<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Changes to the interpreter selector on the status bar<\/h2>\n

To be more consistent with other language extensions, we are also changing the location of the interpreter information\/selector on the status bar and experimenting with two potential approaches. One experience simply moves the interpreter information to the bottom right, next to the Language Mode selector:\"Python<\/a><\/p>\n

Alternatively, we are placing all interpreter-specific information behind the language status icon (as represented by the { } marker), on the left side of the Language Mode selector. You can click on the language status icon to bring up interpreter details, which you can choose to pin on the status bar by clicking the pin icon to the right of \u201cSelect Interpreter\u201d:<\/p>\n

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

Other Changes and Enhancements<\/h2>\n

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