

If you haven’t already installed Visual Studio Code or the Python extension, you’ll need both for this tutorial.


In this tutorial, you’re going to look at how to get the most out of VS Code for Python development.ĭuring this tutorial, you’ll learn how you can configure, extend, and optimize VS Code for a more effective and productive Python development environment. You can use VS Code as a lightweight code editor to make quick changes, or you can configure it as an integrated development environment (IDE) through the use of third-party extensions. Visual Studio Code, or VS Code for short, is a free and open source code editor by Microsoft.
