The Python extension for the open source Visual Studio Code editor -- the most popular offering available in the marketplace -- has been updated with improved debugging functionality.

Microsoft's Python in Visual Studio Code dev team introduced three new extensions: Black Formatter, isort and Jupyter Powertoys. The new tools, included in the May 2022 release of the Python and ...

Microsoft is making available to Python developers a free, open-source add-on to its Visual Studio suite.

Install Python Libraries in Visual Studio Code Python libraries are pre-written collections of code designed to simplify programming by providing ready-made functions for specific tasks.

Microsoft plans to extend IntelliSense code analysis for Python to tools beyond Visual Studio, using its Python Language Server. IntelliSense provides autocompletions for variables, functions, and ...

Microsoft is continuing to bang the AI drum with its developer tools, with its latest announcement that VS Code is shipping as part of the Anaconda Python distribution.