As mentioned, most Linux machines will come with Python built in, but if yours doesn’t, you’ll need to grab the interpreter. From there, you can go ahead and set up Visual Studio Code for Python.

I’ll show you how to install Python 3 on Linux. If you use a different operating system, you’ll need to modify the installation instructions to suit your platform of choice.

Thus, you may find yourself needing to learn how to run a Python script in terminal – at least to begin with. Also read: How to install Python and start coding on Windows, Mac, or Linux ...

Jack Wallen shows you how to make installing software on Arch Linux much easier.