Optimizing Visual Studio Code for Python Development

Learn Visual Studio Code and implement its features in Python coding, debugging, linting, and overall project management. This book addresses custom scenarios for writing programs in Python frameworks, such as Django and Flask.

The book starts with an introduction to Visual Studio Code followed by code editing in Python. Here, you will learn about the required extensions of Visual Studio Code to perform various functions such as linting and debugging in Python. Next, you will set up the environment and run your projects along with the support for Jupyter. You will also work with Python frameworks such as Django and go through data science specific-information and tutorials. Finally, you will learn how to integrate Azure for Python and how to use containers in Visual Studio Code.

Optimizing Visual Studio Code for Python Development is your ticket to writing Python scripts with this versatile code editor.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

* Execute Flask development in Visual Studio Code for control over libraries used in an application
* Optimize Visual Studio Code to code faster and better
* Understand linting and debugging Python code in Visual Studio Code
* Work with Jupyter Notebooks in Visual Studio Code

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Python developers, beginners, and experts looking to master Visual Studio Code

Sufyan bin Uzayr is a web developer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He specializes in a wide variety of technologies, including JavaScript, WordPress, Drupal, PHP, and UNIX/Linux shell and server management, and is the author of four previous books. Sufyan is the Director of Parakozm, Kazakistan a design and development consultancy firm that offers customized solutions to a global clientele. He is also the CTO at Samurai Servers, a server management and security company catering mainly to enterprise-scale audience. He takes a keen interest in technology, politics, literature, history and sports, and in his spare time he enjoys teaching coding and English to students.

OPTIMIZING VISUAL STUDIO CODE FOR PYTHON DEVELOPMENT

CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL STUDIO CODE

o Basic introduction to Visual Studio Code

CHAPTER TWO – GETTING STARTED WITH PYTHON PROGRAMS IN VS CODE

o Getting started with code editing

o Required extensions

o Linting

o Debugging

CHAPTER THREE – SETTING UP THE ENVIRONMENT AND TESTING

o Setting up your environment

o Running your projects

o Support for Jupyter

CHAPTER FOUR – WORKING WITH PYTHON FRAMEWORKS

o Django Development

o Flask Development

o Data Science specific information and tutorials

CHAPTER FIVE – WORKING WITH CONTAINERS AND MS AZURE

o Integrating Azure for your Python projects

o Using containers in VS Code

o Conclusion