VISUAL STUDIO CODE · ОСНОВЫ · LESSON 01

What is VS Code?

Editor, language and extension · about 8 minutes

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STEP 1

Place for your code.

VS Code is a program in which it is convenient to write and store files with code. It looks like a notebook with useful buttons.

✦ The editor itself does not replace Python.

STEP 2

VS Code is an editor. Python is a program that executes code. The Python extension helps the editor understand the language.

Three assistants.

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✦ To run Python in VS Code, you need all three parts.

TRY IT YOURSELF

Open VS Code or look at its official website. Find the place where the files open, and explain in your own words why you need an editor.