The Microsoft PowerShell extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) provides rich language support and capabilities such as syntax completions, definition tracking, and linting for PowerShell.

Tasks in VS Code can be configured to run scripts and start processes so that many of these existing tools can be used from within VS Code without having to enter a command line or write new code.

Smart Send looks at the code where the cursor is placed, sends the smallest runnable chunk of code to the Python REPL, and then places your cursor at the next line of code.

With WSL, you can install and run Linux distributions on Windows to develop and test your source code on Linux, while still working locally on your Windows machine.

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Shell integration allows VS Code to attach a custom keyboard shortcuts to send a special sequence to PowerShell that then gets handled in the shell integration script and forwarded to the proper key …

A source is available only on Windows and can be used to let VS Code detect the install of either PowerShell or Git Bash. Alternatively, a path pointing directly to the shell executable can be used.

Learn how to get started running shell commands with the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code.

When you open a terminal in VS Code, the extension automatically activates your selected Python environment so that python, pip, and related commands use the correct interpreter.

A quick start guide to get you up and coding with the Python extension in Visual Studio Code.