The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable debugging options that are now available on the Run button menu.

Microsoft updates its VS Code Python tooling regularly, and in March introduced the Debugpy debugger. "We're excited to announce that in this release we're including a new debugger, Debugpy," said ...

Over the past few years, it has exploded in popularity. Thanks to Microsoft’s Python extension for Visual Studio Code, VS Code has also become one of the best tools for working with Python.

Java for Visual Studio Code now gets SonarLint 'spellchecker' tool, while the Python extension gets a new debugger.

There are also a total of 66 fixes in this update to the Python extension for VS Code. Microsoft also highlighted that the Python debugger supports the Jump to Cursor feature.