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 # Python extension for Visual Studio Code
 
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-  <a href="https://codecov.io/gh/Microsoft/vscode-python">
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 A [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) [extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/VSCode) with rich support for the [Python language](https://www.python.org/) (_including Python 3.6_), with features including the following and more:
 * Linting ([Prospector](https://pypi.io/project/prospector/), [Pylint](https://pypi.io/project/pylint/), [pycodestyle](https://pypi.io/project/pycodestyle/), [Flake8](https://pypi.io/project/flake8/), [pylama](https://github.com/klen/pylama), [pydocstyle](https://pypi.io/project/pydocstyle/), [mypy](http://mypy-lang.org/) with config files and plugins)
 * Intellisense (autocompletion with support for PEP 484 and PEP 526)
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 		"url": "https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues"
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+            "description": "Continuous integration"
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+            "href": "https://codecov.io/gh/Microsoft/vscode-python",
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