Editable installs let you do exactly this. To install a Python package in editable mode, all you need to do is use the -e flag, and pass the path to the package’s directory: ...

But it has some other superpowers, too: it lets you run Python packages and programs without having to formally install them, all by way of one simple command.

Microsoft is rolling out a new Python Environments extension in VS Code, now reaching 20% of stable channel users. The tool ...