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Python in Visual Studio Code – August 2023 Release

August 3, 2023 Aug 3, 2023 08/3/23
Courtney Webster
The August 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include a pre-configured dev container for the Python extension, a new debug configuration, an npm package for the Python extension API, and error-tolerant pytest discovery with the testing rewrite. Keep reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – July 2023 Release

July 7, 2023 Jul 7, 2023 07/7/23
Courtney Webster
The July 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include an announcement on Python 3.7 support, a new Mypy extension in preview, a Debugpy extension in preview, Pylance localization, and index persistance for 3rd-party libraries with Pylance. Keep reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – June 2023 Release

June 9, 2023 Jun 9, 2023 06/9/23
Courtney Webster
The June 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This release includes a test discovery and execution rewrite, an option to run your Python file in a dedicated terminal, a preview of IntelliSense on overloaded operators, and configurable index limits with Pylance. Keep reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – May 2023 Release

May 4, 2023 May 4, 2023 05/4/23
Courtney Webster
The May 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. In this release, Jupyter is no longer installed alongside the Python extension, microvenv support was added for the Create Environment command, new automatic conversion of f-strings, and code navigation on strings that contain module names. Keep reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – April 2023 Release

March 31, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 03/31/23
Courtney Webster
The April 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This release includes Data Wrangler, a create environment button embedded in dependency files, environments API for extension authors, kernel picker improvements, and move symbol refactoring. Keep reading to learn more!

Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2023 Release

March 2, 2023 Mar 2, 2023 03/2/23
Courtney Webster
The March 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This release includes "back" and "cancel" support for the "Create Environment" command, isort no longer being shipped by default with the Python extension, improvements to the kernel picker experience in Jupyter, and the Python for VS Code team as guests on the Python Pulse livestream. Keep reading to learn more!