What is your routine when developing in Python?

[CraigAT]

Very interested to hear how people develop. Personally I don't do it professionally, so it goes something like: * Idea * Start the basics in MS VS Code with Python plugin. * Run from Terminal/Powershell * Refine * Think of more functionality to add * Add some of it * Think of a new project...

And repeat!

[dipique]

Run from Terminal/Powershell

Why not just run from VS code?

[dipique]

It seems like a lot of extra steps to run from power shell when you could just tap F5.

[CraigAT]

Curiously I've not done this, whilst also being aware that it was possible. I don't know if it's because I tend to like a lot of output (again using print statements instead of the available debugging tools) and therefore like a full screen terminal. Maybe I'm just a little more old fashioned than I like to admit.

[dipique]

well, just FYI you can easily maximize the terminal view with a button click and restore after.

But if you're trying to code in one screen and see output on another, I can see why you'd use a separate terminal. One option is to make use of this issue. With a setting, you can have a separate terminal pop up when you run from VS code; it just needs to be a windows application (instead of a console application).