The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable debugging options that are now available on the Run button menu.

By David Ramel 11/02/2023 Microsoft's dev team for Python in Visual Studio Code updated its tooling to improve working with the language's interactive REPL functionality. Standing for Read-Eval-Print ...

In addition, “One of the most important aspects of Python development is interactivity, and PTVS integrates a Python REPL [read-eval-print loop) directly into Visual Studio,” Somasegar said.