# Python in Visual Studio Code - March 2026 Release

DevFeed: [Python in Visual Studio Code - March 2026 Release](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/python-in-visual-studio-code-march-2026-release-20351.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-march-2026-release/>)

Author: Vedha Ranganathan

Published: 2026-04-02T00:27:15Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Microsoft Python Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/microsoft-python-engineering.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/extension.md>), [Rust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rust.md>), [out-of-process](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/out-of-process.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [extensions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/extensions.md>), [feature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/feature.md>), [improvements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/improvements.md>), [out-of-process](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/out-of-process.md>), [parallel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parallel.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [visual-studio-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio-code.md>)

## AI overview

Microsoft's March 2026 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code adds optional search for Python symbols in installed packages and an experimental Rust-based parallel indexer for Pylance. The indexer runs out of process and is intended to improve performance, especially on large Python projects.

## Source excerpt

The March 2026 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code is now available. Keep on reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code - March 2026 Release appeared first on Microsoft for Python Developers Blog.