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

As the docs say, Attempting to use conventional Python packaging tools to manipulate such environments can be confusing at best and outright break the entire underlying operating system at worst.

The new interpreter will run Python programs as much as 5% faster, with no changes to existing code required. A beta of Python 3.14 is due in May.