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How to Learn More VS Code

Martin Breuss

Finding the Perfect Python Code Editor
Martin Breuss 01:03

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Learn more about Visual Studio Code in our dedicated course: Python Development in Visual Studio Code (Setup Guide)

00:00 So, you got excited, you heard a lot about VS Code, and you want to get started using it. What’s your next step? As always, I would suggest to just start using it, and if you want some extra help, we have a Real Python course where Austin walks you over how to set up Visual Studio Code in more detail, and also goes into workspaces, testing with VS Code, debugging, and also using it with Git. That’s a short course that you can check out. And then of course there’s the great documentation that Visual Studio Code has online, which includes everything that you would want to know, including also short video courses that you can check out and setup—everything that you would want to know. It’s geared towards Node.js, which is the default, but there’s lots and lots of information about using it for Python with the most popular VS Code extension, which is for Python. So with these two resources, I think you should be set to dive in.

00:51 I hope you enjoy working with VS Code or any of the other editors, whatever fits you best. And that finishes up this section about VS Code. I hope you enjoyed it, and see you in the next one.

Martin Breuss RP Team on Jan. 2, 2023

Thanks for adding the link @Lin :) We also have a link over in the Description of the lesson.

Lin on Jan. 2, 2023

Ha, I’m new to RealPython. Wonder why I didn’t see that lol. Thanks for pointing out.

Grouchy Old Fart on Sept. 10, 2023

Really good course. Worth every cent. Is there any guarantee that Visual Studio Code will remain free and open source?

Bartosz Zaczyński RP Team on Sept. 11, 2023

@Grouchy Old Fart Microsoft has shown a commitment towards open source in recent years by acquiring GitHub and contributing to several major open source projects. It seems unlikely they would suddenly change their stance and abandon Visual Studio Code. That being said, it’s a Microsoft product, so there are no guarantees.

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