Visual Studio Code

Extensions

To increase your productivity, the following extensions are recommended depending on what you’re doing:

General extensions

Name	Description	Install
reStructuredText	linter, preview, IntelliSense and more	Install
Code Spell Checker	Spelling checker for source code	Install
GitLens	Supercharge the Git capabilities built into Visual Studio Code	Install
Paste Image	paste image from clipboard directly	Install
Task Explorer	Manage tasks	Install
Visual Studio IntelliCode	AI-assisted development	Install

Extensions for Python

Name	Description	Install
Python	Linting, Debugging, Intellisense and more	Install
Python Docstring Generator	Automatically generates detailed docstrings for python functions	Install
Python Indent	Correct python indentation.	Install

Paste Image configuration

If you’re writing RST documentation, add the following lines in the local project settings (.vscode/settings.json) for the Paste Image extension to automatically save clipped image in the img folder of the current directory. Use Ctrl+Alt+V to paste the image.

{
  "pasteImage.path": "${currentFileDir}/img",
  "pasteImage.insertPattern": ".. figure:: ${imageSyntaxPrefix}${imageFilePath}${imageSyntaxSuffix}"
}

Integrate Cmder terminal

Create CMDER_ROOT environment variable pointing to the Cmder installation directory.

Create the file %CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\bin\vscode_init.cmd with the content from https://gitlab.hevs.ch/snippets/3

Create the file %CMDER_ROOT%\vendor\bin\vscode_init_args.cmd.default.cmd with the content https://gitlab.hevs.ch/snippets/4

Finally add the following in VSCode settings:

{
  "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "cmd.exe",
  "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": [
    "/k",
    "%CMDER_ROOT%\\vendor\\bin\\vscode_init.cmd"
  ],
}

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