Optimizing Visual Studio Code for Python Development: Developing More Efficient and Effective Programs in Python

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S. bin UzayrOptimizing Visual Studio Code for Python Developmenthttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-7344-9_2

2. Getting Started with Python Programs in Visual Studio Code

Sufyan bin Uzayr¹  

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Barabanki, India

 

In the previous chapter, we covered the basics of VS Code. In this chapter, we are going to explain how to set up your VS Code for Python development. It can be easily downloaded and installed for all the major operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and macOS.

Installation Basics

First, let’s cover the installation basics.

For the sake of illustrating examples, we are going to show how to install most of the tools on Windows. Windows will be used as ...