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- Using VSCode as your primary Python editor
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+ Using VS Code as your primary Python editor
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- If you have reached upton this chapter in the book, then I think you step up
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- into programming world by using a new editor which has a lot more features
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- than our starting editor (mu).
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+ If you have reached this chapter in the book, then I think you can take a
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+ step up in the programming world by using a new editor which has a lot more
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+ features than our starting editor (mu).
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- `VSCode <https://code.visualstudio.com/ >`_ is an Open Source multi-platform
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+ `VS Code <https://code.visualstudio.com/ >`_ is an Open Source multi-platform
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code editor from Microsoft which I personally like a lot. In this chapter, I
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am going to show you how you can start using it.
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- Installing VSCode
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+ Installing VS Code
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- Download and install VSCode in your Linux distribution following `the official
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+ Download and install VS Code in your Linux distribution following `the official
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guidelines <https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux> `_. Please make
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sure that you are following all the steps given in that page. You should add
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the project repository properly (either deb or rpm repo) and always verify the
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package (the gpg signed packages in the repo makes it easier).
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- Remember that VSCode ships monthly, means every month you will get update of
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+ Remember that VS Code ships monthly, means every month you will get update of
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this editor with many new features and bug fixes as required.
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- Using VSCode
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+ Using VS Code
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.. figure :: img/code_welcome.png
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- The above is the starting screen of VSCode , you should notice the small
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+ The above is the starting screen of VS Code , you should notice the small
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information box in the right hand corner.
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- You can disable ``telemetry `` and thus sending the key presses and other
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- information goes back to the Microsoft collects. Go to the settings page by
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+ You can disable ``telemetry `` and thus sending the commands and other
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+ information that Microsoft collects. Go to the settings page by
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using ``File->Preference->Settings `` in the menu.
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@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ using ``File->Preference->Settings`` in the menu.
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Install the Python extension
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- The next step would be to install ``Python extension `` in the VSCode.
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- Go to the extensions from the left hand side bar, and install the Python
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+ The next step would be to install the `Python extension
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+ <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python> `_ in VS Code.
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+ Go to "Extensions" from the left hand activity bar, and install the Python
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extension.
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.. figure :: img/code_install_python.png
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Now, you can start working on your favorite project. Open up the directory in
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- VSCode , and start editing.
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+ VS Code , and start editing.
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- Feel free to go through the `VSCode documentation
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<https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/tips-and-tricks> `_ to learn more about the editor.
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We will add a few more things in this chapter later.
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