Over the past few years, it has exploded in popularity. Thanks to Microsoft’s Python extension for Visual Studio Code, VS Code has also become one of the best tools for working with Python.

To run a Python code, select the line you want to run, and either click on the Run button or hit Shift + Enter. This will run the code and give you the required output at the bottom of the screen.

If you don’t have Python already installed on your system, see the How to set up VS Code for R video tutorial for easy instructions on how to install Python for use with R and RStudio.

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