News Python in Visual Studio Code Enhances Debugging By David Ramel 12/12/2023 The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable ...

In fact, you’re cautioned not to install the usual VS Code extensions for R and Python in Positron, since the IDE already comes with that functionality built-in.

Setting up Visual Studio Code for Python development Click on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window (it looks like four squares). In the search bar, type “Python”.