Here’s why this matters: If you have a virtual environment configured with your Python project, it’ll activate automatically in a terminal session when you open the VS Code terminal pane.

Learn how to set up, run, and test a virtual environment in Visual Studio Code. Perfect for beginners managing Python dependencies efficiently.

Python virtual environments shine for keeping projects and conflicting packages separate. Just keep these dos and don’ts in mind.

The January 2021 update to the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is out with a short list of new features headed by a data viewer used while debugging.