For the first time, Python has cracked the top three in the TIOBE index of programming language popularity, helping to demonstrate why Microsoft has fully embraced the language in its Visual Studio ...

Just before Stack Overflow deemed it the 'fastest-growing major programming language,' Microsoft conveniently detailed updates for using Python in the new Visual Studio 15.4 Preview 1.

Microsoft is making available to Python developers a free, open-source add-on to its Visual Studio suite.

Microsoft plans to extend IntelliSense code analysis for Python to tools beyond Visual Studio, using its Python Language Server. IntelliSense provides autocompletions for variables, functions, and ...

Over the past few years, it has exploded in popularity. Thanks to Microsoft’s Python extension for Visual Studio Code, VS Code has also become one of the best tools for working with Python.

Anaconda includes Microsoft's Visual Studio cross-platform code editor in its Python-based data science platform.

Visual Studio 2019 goes live with C++, Python shared editing Microsoft's venerable IDE receives its biannual update.

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”.