The popular Python extension for Visual Studio Code is out in a November update that sees it getting smaller, downloading faster, installing quicker and starting up sooner.

Learn how to install and set up Visual Studio Code for Python development with this easy step-by-step guide. Perfect for beginners and seasoned developers!

Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2010 SDK has been reduced to 10MB, a tenfold reduction from the 100MB size of the predecessor Visual Studio 2008 SDK, a Microsoft official said on Wednesday.

Microsoft is making available to Python developers a free, open-source add-on to its Visual Studio suite.