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Installing VS Code for Windows OS

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a popular integrated development environment (IDE) for many programming language (including Python). It is a freely available, open-source software application. Steps to install VS Code are provided below.

Installation steps

  1. Visit the VS Code homepage for the download link.

VS Code homepage which should contain a link to download the program.

  1. After downloading the installation package, click on the setup application to start installation. Agree to terms to continue.

License agreement prompt for VS Code.

  1. Leave the defaults as is for the installation settings.

"Select Additional Tasks" prompt for VS Code. Use the default settings.

  1. Click “Install” to finish the installation.

"Ready to Install" prompt. Click on "Install" to start the installation process.

  1. Type in “code” into the Start Menu to find the VS Code application.

Searching for VS Code in Windows Start Menu.

  1. Return back to the Getting Started with Python lesson to continue configuring your computer for Python programming.