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blogs.msdn.microsoft.com (opens on the source site)XThe April 2026 release update includes the Python Environments extension... Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python Environments Extension for VS Code- April Update appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Read at the sourceReviewed by: Sumit Sarabhai If you’ve been writing SQL in Python, you already know the debate: positional parameters (?) or named parameters (%(name)s)? Some developers swear by the conciseness of positional. Others prefer the clarity of named. With mssql-python, you no longer need to choose – we support both. We’ve added dual parameter style support to mssql-python, enabling both qmark and pyformat parameter styles in Python […] The post Write SQL Your Way: Dual Parameter Style Benefits in mssql-python appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Read at the sourceThe March 2026 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code is now available. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – March 2026 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Read at the sourceThe February 2026 release This release includes the Python Environments extension... Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python Environments Extension for VS Code appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Read at the sourceThe November 2025 release brings new Pylance features including improvements to Copilot Hover Summaries and a Code Action to convert wildcard imports to explicit imports. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – November 2025 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Read at the sourceThe October 2025 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This release includes improvements to the Python Environments extension, Copy Test ID functionality, and enhanced environment activation when using Copilot Chat. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – October 2025 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Read at the sourceReviewed by: Sumit Sarabhai and Gaurav Sharma If you’ve worked with databases in Python, you know the boilerplate: open a connection, create a cursor, run queries, commit or rollback transactions, close cursors and connection. Forgetting just one cleanup step can lead to resource leaks (open connections) or even inconsistent data. That’s where context managers step […] The post Simplifying Resource Management in mssql-python through Context Manager appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
Read at the sourceThe September 2025 release includes pipenv support in the Python Environment Extension, a new experimental hover feature with GitHub Copilot and Pylance, and more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2025 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.
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