Setup Visual Studio Code for Python
Setup Visual Studio Code for Python
A quick introduction to the Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is a lightweight source code editor. The
Visual Studio Code is often called VS Code. The VS Code runs on your desktop.
It’s available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
VS Code comes with many features such as IntelliSense, code
editing, and extensions that allow you to edit Python source code effectively.
The best part is that the VS Code is open-source and free.
Besides the desktop version, VS Code also has a browser
version that you can use directly in your web browser without
installing it.
This tutorial teaches you how to set up Visual Studio Code for
Python environment so that you can edit, run, and debug Python code.
Setting up Visual Studio Code
To set up the VS Code, you follow these steps:
First, navigate to the VS
Code official website and download the VS code based on your platform
(Windows, macOS, or Linux).
Second, launch the setup wizard and follow the steps.
Once the installation completes, you can launch the VS code
application:
Install Python Extension
To make the VS Code works with Python, you need to install the
Python extension from the Visual Studio Marketplace.
The following picture illustrates the steps:
- First,
click the Extensions tab.
- Second,
type the
python
keyword on the search input. - Third,
click the
Python
extension. It’ll show detailed information on the right pane. - Finally,
click the Install button
to install the Python extension.
Now, you’re ready to develop the first program in Python.
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