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Python in Visual Studio Code – April 2021 Release
We are thrilled to announce that the April 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is here! This release includes a preview of support for Poetry environments, improved completions for PyTorch 1.8.1 when using Pylance, as well enhancements to the Data Viewer. Keep on reading to learn more!
Jupyter in Visual Studio Code – April 2021 Release
We are pleased to announce that the April 2021 release of the Jupyter Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. If working with Python, we recommend installing the Python extension directly from the extension gallery in Visual Studio Code. If you already have the Python or Jupyter extensions installed, you can also get the latest update by restarting Visual Studio Code. You can learn more about Python support in Visual Studio Code in the documentation. This release of the Jupyter Extension includes an overhaul and new functionality of the Data Viewer, as well as some UI enhancements and multiselect su...
Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2021 Release
We are pleased to announce that the March 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This release largely focused on bug fixes and stabilization work in our Python, Pylance and Jupyter extensions, and includes a preview of improved Jedi language server support for our Python Insiders.
Python in Visual Studio Code – February 2021 Release
We are happy to announce that the February 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This release includes TensorBoard integration, and improvements on docstring readability and code navigation with Pylance. Keep reading to learn more!
Python in Visual Studio Code – January 2021 Release
We are pleased to announce that the January 2021 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This was a short release where we closed a total of 13 issues, and it includes a data viewer when debugging and PYTHONPATH support with Pylance.
Python in Visual Studio Code – December 2020 Release
We are happy to announce that the December 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This release includes code actions for method and variable extraction with Pylance, the Pylance insiders program and Ipywidgets support in Native Notebooks. Keep on reading to learn more!
Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2020 Release
We are pleased to announce that the November 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we’re introducing the Jupyter extension, which the Python extension now takes a dependency on.
Introducing the Jupyter Extension for VS Code
We’re excited to announce that we're releasing the new Jupyter extension for Visual Studio Code today! The Jupyter extension is the latest step in our journey to bring the power of Jupyter Notebook into VS Code for a variety of languages and scenarios. Jupyter Notebook enables creating and sharing documents that contain live code, equations, text, and visualizations, and is the de facto data science tool for its simplicity and interactivity. At Microsoft we’re all in to embrace its power. The Python extension for VS Code has shipped with Jupyter Notebook support for over a year with growing popularity. We ...
Python in Visual Studio Code – October 2020 Release
The October 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. This was a short release where we addressed 14 issues, and it includes debugpy 1.0! Keep on reading to learn more.
