# DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode

This extension is now maintained in the Microsoft fork.

Repository: https://github.com/DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pythonvscode
Homepage: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, typescript, visual-studio-code, editor, terminal, python-terminal, intellisense, refactorings, autopep8, pylint, testing, rename-refactorings, extract, jupyter, sort-imports, python-3-6, scientific, pydocstyle, linter
Last push: 2026-02-14T18:14:22+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 53/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 67, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3879, "days_push": 200, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2114, forks 1680 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:15.747187+00:00)

## What it is
The original Python extension for Visual Studio Code, providing IntelliSense, debugging, linting, formatting, refactoring, testing, and Jupyter support. It is now maintained in the Microsoft fork (microsoft/vscode-python).

## Use cases
- set up python development in vs code
- get intellisense and autocomplete for python files
- debug python code in the editor
- run and lint python with pylint or autopep8
- run python tests from vs code
- work with jupyter notebooks in vs code

## When to choose
- you want the canonical, actively maintained Python extension for VS Code
- you need integrated debugging, testing, and linting for Python
- you use Jupyter notebooks inside VS Code

## When to avoid
- you use an editor other than VS Code
- you need a standalone linter or formatter rather than an editor extension

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: editor, developer-tools, testing, linter, formatter
- domain: developer-tools, programming-languages, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cross-platform
- tags: vscode-extension, python, intellisense, jupyter, debugging, refactoring

## Member repositories
- DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode (main) score 53

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:15.747187+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:53:28.496240+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:15.747187+00:00, sha 993aa4f36b00)
  - homepage: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python (fetched 2026-08-29T10:33:51.742656+00:00, sha dd3eeeca5b76)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.