VS Code extension release 1.2.0 beta 2

Author: dlech

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+author: "@dlech"
+title: "ev3dev-browser VS Code Extension Beta Release"
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+
+<img
+ src="/images/news/vscode-ev3dev-browser-debug-python.png"
+ alt="Screenshot of ev3dev-browser VS Code extension showing debuggers for Python"
+ style="width: 400px; max-width: 100%;"
+ class="image-responsive pull-right"
+/>
+
+We are working on the next release of the [ev3dev-browser VS Code Extension][1]
+and we need testers! This version mostly contains bug fixes. It should do a
+better job detecting ev3dev devices. It also fixes a bug where subprocesses
+on the EV3 are not stopped when clicking the red stop button in VS Code.
+
+[1]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ev3dev.ev3dev-browser
+
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+
+There is also one new feature courtesy of @WasabiFan. The `ev3dev` debugger is
+now registered as a default handler for Python files, so now it is possible to
+download and run a Python script without having to create a `launch.json` file.
+Just open your file and press <kbd>CTRL</kbd>+<kbd>F5</kbd> or <kbd>Cmd ⌘</kbd>
++<kbd>Return ↩</kbd> on Mac.
+
+
+### Getting the Beta Version
+
+The beta version is not available on the VS Code Marketplace. Instead download
+the `.vsix` file from the [GitHub Releases][2] page. Then [install it in VS
+Code][3].
+
+[2]: https://github.com/ev3dev/vscode-ev3dev-browser/releases
+[3]: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/extension-gallery#_install-from-a-vsix
+
+The ev3dev VS Code extension is also now available via [open-vsx.org][4] for
+those that use other VS Code-compatible editors like VSCodium and Eclipse Theia.
+
+[4]: https://open-vsx.org/extension/ev3dev/ev3dev-browser