Updated Python support in VS Code brings browser editing and ditches open-source language server for Pylance

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Sep 7, 2021 2:53 PM EDT
The Register; By Tim Anderson
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Microsoft has updated Python support in Visual Studio Code, introducing editing in a web browser. The company has also archived its open-source Python language server in favour of the closed-source Pylance. The Python Extension has over 41 million installs, according to the stats, versus just over 3 million for a third-party Python extension, which uses pyLint or flake8 for the linter (both open source).

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