{"id":8981,"date":"2022-07-07T15:25:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T23:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/?p=8981"},"modified":"2022-07-08T14:40:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T22:40:22","slug":"python-in-visual-studio-code-july-2022-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/python\/python-in-visual-studio-code-july-2022-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Python in Visual Studio Code \u2013 July 2022 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re excited to announce that the July 2022 release of the Python<\/a> and Jupyter<\/a> extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available.<\/p>\n

This release includes inlay type hints with Pylance<\/a> and improvements to the setup experience with Jupyter notebooks. 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

Inlay Type Hints<\/h2>\n

Inlay hints add inline information to your code in the editor to help you understand the meaning of a variable or a function at a glance.<\/p>\n

In this release, we have added two types of inlay hints when using Pylance<\/a>: for variable types and for return types.<\/p>\n

Return type inlay hints\u00a0show the return types of functions that don’t have an explicit annotation. To enable it, you can set “python.analysis.inlayHints.functionReturnTypes”: true to your user settings (Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)<\/strong> command).<\/p>\n

Similarly, variable type inlay hints show the types of variables that don\u2019t have explicit type annotations. You can enable it by setting “python.analysis.inlayHints.variableTypes”: true.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s worth noting these hints don\u2019t cause changes to your code, they only add information to the editor\u2019s user interface. However, we are working on adding support for adding the suggested annotations to your code<\/a>, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n

Improvements to the setup experience with Jupyter notebooks<\/h2>\n

We have improved the extension recommendation flow from within a notebook to help improve the getting started experience when you don\u2019t have the Python or Jupyter extensions installed. Once you open a Jupyter notebook in VS Code, you will see a \u201cinstall suggested extensions\u201d entry when you try to run a cell or select a kernel:<\/p>\n

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This change greatly reduces the number of steps needed to get the first notebook cell run within VS Code.<\/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 Visual Studio Code. Some notable changes include:<\/p>\n