Having installed Visual Studio Code on your given platform, the first thing you should do is switch to the extensions tab. Let’s start off by exploring how Visual Studio Code intersects with Python development. One of Visual Studio Code’s strengths is its extensibility there are currently 17,314 extensions available, with a whopping 265 just for Python alone! Those fall into various categories and if you’re still not satisfied, you can create your own extensions. (I rate it as the best IDE on Linux, which is somewhat ironic given Microsoft’s past stormy relationship with open-source software). Four years ago, Microsoft released an open-source cross-platform IDE called Visual Studio Code that became very popular.
