Use the Python extension for Visual Studio Code to create, manage, run, and test Python projects easily.

Microsoft added new Web app tutorials -- covering Django and Flask -- to its Python documentation for Visual Studio and its open source little cousin, the cross-platform Visual Studio Code editor.

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”.

Python libraries are pre-written code designed to simplify programming. Learn how to install Python Libraries in Visual Studio Code.