Handy Tricks for VS Code

Extensions

Useful extensions for everyday use.

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Jupyter Notebook Previewer

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Shortcuts

Open via Preferences -> Open Keyboard Shortcuts (JSON)

Python Cell Symbol

Keyboard binding to add #%% to the in focus script.

{
    "key": "ctrl+shift+a",
    "command": "type",
    "args": {"text": "#%%"},
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
}

Send Text to Terminal

Binding to send any selected text to the current terminal. Useful when coding in a language with poor interactive support (eg anything other than python)

{
    "key": "ctrl+shift+enter",
    "command": "workbench.action.terminal.runSelectedText"
}

Force Clean workspace

To force vscode to open a new, clean workspace when opening (unless specifically opening from a directory) update:

• Window: Restore Windows
  • “none”