We’re excited to announce the October 2023 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code!
This release includes the following announcements:
- Python Debugger extension updates
- Deprecation of Python 3.7 support
- Lint on change option for Pylint extension
- Mypy extension reporting scope and daemon mode
- Grace Hopper Conference and Open Source Day Participation
If you’re interested, you can check the full list of improvements in our changelogs for the Python, Jupyter and Pylance extensions.
Python Debugger extension updates
The Debugpy extension, which was announced a few months ago, has been renamed to “Python Debugger” for improved discoverability in the marketplace.
This extension now includes a new User setting debugpy.debugJustMyCode that, when disabled, allows you to step into system or third-party library code for all your applications (by default, the debugger steps only into your own Python code). This was a popular feature request for those who wanted to more conveniently disable justMyCode to all of their projects, instead of having to manually configure it in each of their projects’ launch.json debug configurations.
To try it out, make sure you have the Python Debugger extension installed. Then open the settings UI (File > Preferences > Settings), search for “debugJustMyCode” and disable the checkbox:
