--- title: Python in Visual Studio Code – December 2020 Release description: The December 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. In this release we closed 13 issues, and it includes:Extract method... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/python-in-visual-studio-code-december-2020-release-dobbbf9vs twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Python in Visual Studio Code – December 2020 Release | daily.dev og:description: The December 2020 release of the Python Extension for Visual Studio Code is now available. 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