After warm, sometimes violent, recommendations I decided to switch from PyCharm to VSCode. While setting up my environment I felt that I was spending far too much time figuring out what I needed and learning how to install every little thing through several guides. During that time I WISHED there was one manual that would give me the briefs and tell me exactly how to set up my VSCode environment for data science. Since I couldn’t find one, I decided to document every part of my process and hereby provide it to you so you can happily do your setup within a reasonable time frame.

Install VSCode

Every great journey starts with installation, do it here.

Python

To use Python, you’ll need to install its extension.

Side note about extensions — basically, everything in VSCode works through them. To find one, press the fourth icon on the left bar (surrounded in the image below) or ctrl-shift-X. Then you will see a list of extensions, a search panel, and an explanation on the extension to the right. Install the ones you fancy but be careful — extension browsing may be free but is also highly addictive.

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