Note On macOS, make sure the location of your VS Code installation is included in your PATH environment variable. To install Python using Homebrew on macOS use brew install python3 at the Terminal prompt. Instead, an installation through Homebrew is recommended. The system install of Python on macOS is not supported. Be aware that you might have compatibility issues with some packages using this method.įor additional information about using Python on Windows, see Using Python on Windows at macOS The Microsoft Store provides installs of Python 3.7, Python 3.8, Python 3.9, and Python 3.10. Note: If you don't have admin access, an additional option for installing Python on Windows is to use the Microsoft Store. You can typically use the Download Python button that appears first on the page to download the latest version. Which interpreter you use is dependent on your specific needs, but some guidance is provided below. The Python extension is named Python and it's published by Microsoft.Īlong with the Python extension, you need to install a Python interpreter. For additional details on installing extensions, see Extension Marketplace. Next, install the Python extension for VS Code from the Visual Studio Marketplace. If you have not already done so, install VS Code. Install Visual Studio Code and the Python Extension

To successfully complete this tutorial, you need to first setup your Python development environment. If you have any problems, feel free to file an issue for this tutorial in the VS Code documentation repository. Once you are familiar with the basics of VS Code, you can then follow any of the programming tutorials on within the context of VS Code for an introduction to the language. This tutorial is not intended to teach you Python itself.

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This tutorial introduces you to VS Code as a Python environment, primarily how to edit, run, and debug code through the following tasks: By using the Python extension, you make VS Code into a great lightweight Python IDE (which you may find a productive alternative to P圜harm). In this tutorial, you use Python 3 to create the simplest Python 'Hello World' application in Visual Studio Code.

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