VSCode Python Installation Instructions

VSCode Installation#

Download VSCode and choose the appropriate build from the multiselect

Python Extension#

Install the VSCode Python Extension named Python in the VSCode Marketplace

Install Python#

Windows#

• Download Python
• For additional instructions check out the official documentation

macOS#

• Use Homebrew to install Python
• use brew install python3 at the Terminal prompt
• Follow instructions from here if necessary

Linux#

• There should be a built-in Python 3 installation already, but to install other Python packages you must install pip with get-pip.py
• Follow instructions from here if necessary

Check Python Installation#

• Windows: Open a command prompt and run py -3 --version
• macOS / Linux: In the terminal, run python3 --version

If the installation was successful, then the ouput windows will show the version of Python that you installed. If you received an error, try searching on Google and Stack Overflow , and following this tutorial here .

Created By: WHS Comp Sci Club Officers