In this tutorial, you will learn how to use Python 3 in Visual Studio Code to create, run, and debug a Python "Roll a dice!" application, work with virtual environments, use packages, and more! By using the Python extension , you turn VS Code into a great, lightweight Python editor.

Quick Start Guide for Python in VS Code. The Python extension makes Visual Studio Code an excellent Python editor, works on any operating system, and is usable with a variety of Python interpreters. Get started by installing: VS Code; A Python Interpreter (any actively supported Python version) Python extension from the VS Code Marketplace

The tutorial guides you through installing Python and using the extension. You must install a Python interpreter yourself separately from the extension. For a quick install, use Python from python.org and install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.

Visual Studio Code is a powerful editing tool for Python source code. The editor includes various features to help you be productive when writing code. For more information about editing in Visual Studio Code, see Basic Editing and Code Navigation .

Python debugging in VS Code. The Python extension supports debugging through the Python Debugger extension for several types of Python applications. For a short walkthrough of basic debugging, see Tutorial - Configure and run the debugger. Also see the Flask tutorial. Both tutorials demonstrate core skills like setting breakpoints and stepping ...

This tutorial demonstrates using Visual Studio Code and the Microsoft Python extension with common data science libraries to explore a basic data science scenario.

Run Python code. The Python extension offers various ways to run Python code without extra configuration. Select the Run Python File in Terminal play button in the top-right of the editor.

In this tutorial, you create a sample JavaScript file and use some of the code editing features that VS Code offers. VS Code supports many programming languages and in a next step, you'll install a language extension to add support for a different language, namely Python.

Python FastAPI tutorial showing IntelliSense and debugging support in Visual Studio Code, the best Python IDE.

Python - IntelliSense, linting, debugging, code formatting, refactoring, and more. Live Preview - Hosts a local server to preview your webpages. Zoom Zoom out (⌘-(Windows, Linux Ctrl+-)) Zoom in (⌘= (Windows, Linux Ctrl+=)) Customize your editor with color themes. File > Preferences > Theme > Color Theme (⌘K ⌘T (Windows, Linux Ctrl+K ...