The December 2023 update to Python in Visual Studio Code introduces several new features, including configurable debugging options that are now available on the Run button menu.

Java for Visual Studio Code now gets SonarLint 'spellchecker' tool, while the Python extension gets a new debugger.

Microsoft updates its VS Code Python tooling regularly, and in March introduced the Debugpy debugger. "We're excited to announce that in this release we're including a new debugger, Debugpy," said ...

The March 2020 update to Microsoft's wildly popular Python extension for Visual Studio Code focused on improving quality via bug fixes, but it did introduce a new debugger.

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Microsoft has released version 1.58 of Visual Studio Code, also known as the June 2021 release, with improvements related to usability, customization, debugging, and Jupyter Notebook support.