The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable debugging options that are now available on the Run button menu.

News VS Code Python Team Improves Interactive REPL By David Ramel 11/02/2023 Microsoft's dev team for Python in Visual Studio Code updated its tooling to improve working with the language's ...

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Java for Visual Studio Code now gets SonarLint 'spellchecker' tool, while the Python extension gets a new debugger.

Microsoft updates its Python extension for VS Code with fixes for two security flaws and easier interpreter selection.

VS Code supports code highlighting for Python without this extension. However, if you will be working with Python, you should install this extension.