Visual Studio Code for Python Programmers

Become proficient and efficient with Visual Studio Code and learn how to integrate all your external tools!

Visual Studio Code for Python Programmers helps Python developers become not just familiar, but productive in Visual Studio Code. To start, you'll find the steps for installing Visual Studio Code on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms, along with an introduction to the editing features of the workspace. Coverage of more advanced functionality includes managing source code, debugging, unit testing, and Jupyter Notebook support. The book finishes with a walk-through of real-world projects which utilize Visual Studio Code features introduced in the book.

For developers, the choice of an editor is a very personal one. You have idiosyncratic needs and wants that are unique to you as a developer. This book will help you learn how to customize Visual Studio Code to meet your needs and Python development workflow.

• Introduces you to the features of the Visual Studio Code workspace and how those features can be customized

• Demonstrates how Visual Studio Code allows you to choose your structure according to your needs

• Covers editing code in Python, including syntax highlighting, code completion, object definition, refactoring, and code navigation

• Describes Git integration and how to perform common Git functions (commits, checkouts, branches, and merges) from within Visual Studio Code

• Highlights debugging features for Python developers

  A final section on Real World Applications will step you through several examples (and features integration with Django, Flask, Jupyter Notebook, Docker, and Azure), so you can hit the ground running with Visual Studio Code.

  Autorentext

APRIL SPEIGHT is a developer who specializes in Python and conversational design for chat bots and AI Assistants. Her passion for learning and teaching Python led to her first published title, Bite-Size Python: An Introduction to Python Programming. She currently works on content creation and developer community engagement for Spatial Computing and Mixed Reality at Microsoft.

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MASTER VISUAL STUDIO CODE AND CUSTOMIZE IT TO MEET YOUR UNIQUE NEEDS Visual Studio Code offers a robust source code editor and development environment. It's a free download that's fast, lightweight, and available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Along with support for IntelliSense, refactoring capabilities, and an extensive ecosystem of extensions, it also offers debugging support. Once you master it, you can open a Python project from within Visual Studio Code and get end-to-end execution and debugging functionality. Arranged in three parts, this guide helps Python developers become not just familiar with Visual Studio Code, but productive in its use. Part 1 gets you started with the steps for installing Visual Studio Code, installing the Python extension, and exploring the editing features of the workspace. Part 2 examines the Python extension essentials, covering editing Python code, debugging, using snippets, and testing, as well as the integration Visual Studio Code provides to external tools like Git. Part 3 takes you into real world applications, featuring integration with Jupyter Notebook, GitHub, Django, Flask, Docker, and Azure. You'll be ready to hit the ground running as you learn to:

• **Use all the features of the Visual Studio Code workspace
• Customize those features for your needs
• Choose the structure for your project
• Edit code in Python, including syntax coloring, IntelliSense, refactoring, and code navigation
• Perform common Git functions from within Visual Studio Code

• Debug your code using JSON**

  Inhalt
  Introduction xix

  Part I Welcome to Visual Studio Code 1

  Chapter 1 Getting Started 3

  Installing Visual Studio Code 4

  The Visual Studio Code User Interface 4

  Activity Bar 5

  Side Bar 6

  Editor 7

  Panels 11

  Status Bar 12

  Command Palette 12

  Extensions 14

  Customizations 15

  Settings 16

  Color Themes and Icons 18

  Keybindings 18

  Display Langage 18

  Summary 19

  Chapter 2 Hello World for Python 21

  Installing a Python Interpreter 21

  macOS 22

  Linux 22

  Windows 22

  Installing the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code 22

  Creating a Python File 23

  Selecting an Interpreter 24

  Setting a Default Interpreter 26

  Settings Editor 26

  settings.json File 26

  Selecting a Linter 26

  Editing a Python File 27

  Running a Python File 29

  Workflow Recap 30

  Summary 31

  Chapter 3 Editing Code 33

  Quick Fixes 34

  Code Completion, Definitions, and Declarations 35

  Formatting 38

  Edit Formatting Settings in the Settings Editor 39

  Edit Formatting Settings in settings.json 40

  Linting 41

  Enable and Disable Linting 41

  Run Linting 42

  Linting Settings 43

  Refactoring 44

  Extract Variable 44

  Extract Method 45

  Sort Imports 46

  Snippets 47

  Summary 48

  Part II Additional Visual Studio Code Features 51

  Chapter 4 Managing Projects and Collaboration 53

  Files and Folders 53

  Open a Project 54

  Navigate Files 56

  Search across Files 57

  Close a File or Folder 60

  Environments 60

  Virtual Environments 61

  Conda Environments 61

  Source Control 63

  Initialize a Repository 65

  Commit Changes 66

  Branches 69

  Remotes 70

  Gutter Indicators 71

  View Diffs 71

  Push and Merge Commits 73

  Pull Requests 74

  Live Share 74

  Install Live Share 75

  Sign In to Live Share 76

  Share a Project 76

  Join a Session 78

  Editing and Collaboration 80

  Follow a Participant 80

  Share a Terminal 81

  Summary 82

  Chapter 5 Debugging 83

  Starting a Debug Session 84

  Debug Commands 89

  Continue 89

  Step Over 90

  Step Into 90

  Step Out 91

  Stop 91

  Restart 92

  Call Stack 92

  Triggering a Breakpoint 93

  Logpoints 95

  Watch 96

  The Debug Console 98

  Launch Configurations 101

  Summary 104

  Chapter 6 Unit Testing 105

  Enable and Discover Tests 105

  Run Tests 109

  Debug Tests 113

  Summary 115

  Chapter 7 Jupyter Notebook 117

  Creating and Opening a Jupyter Notebook 118

  Code Cell Modes 120

  Adding Cells 121

  Editing Cells 122

  Running a Cell 124

  Running a Single Cell 124

  Running All Code Cells 124

  Running Cells Above and Below a Code Cell 125

  Additional Commands 126

  Viewing Variables and Data 126

  Viewing Plots 128

  Debugging a Jupyter Notebook 129

  Connecting to a Remote Server 130

  Exporting a Notebook 131

  Summary 132

  Chapter 8 Using Git and GitHub with Visual Studio Code 135

  Getting Started 135 &lt...