How-To Geek on MSN

You're using Excel wrong if you're still manually cleaning data—Python does it for you in seconds

Save your clicks with a few lines of Python code.
How-To Geek on MSN

Claude's no-code canvas replaces hours of Python debugging in minutes

I ditched my terminal for Claude's built-in code executor, and I'm not going back.
Hackaday

Automatic Tutorial Generator Is Perhaps The Best-Case For Vibe Coding

Quick question: how did you learn to code? It probably wasn’t bribing someone a year or two ahead of you in CS to finish all ...

Florida vultures caught eating invasive python eggs in rare first

Native scavengers may be exploiting Burmese python nests to their benefit but it's unclear how often it is happening.
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Python Tool Does Multiple Interactive Windows

On Halloween 2018 a developer filed an issue in the GitHub repo for the VS Code Python extension, asking for the ability for users to "spin up multiple 'Python Interactive' windows." In August 2020, ...
The Hacker News

VS Code Adds 2-Hour Extension Auto-Update Delay to Limit Supply Chain Attacks

VS Code 1.123 adds a two-hour delay before extensions auto-update to newer versions when automatic updates are enabled.
WLRN

Florida Python Challenge returns in July with $25,000 in prizes for Everglades hunt

Registration is open for the 2026 Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition that offers participants a shot at $25,000 in prizes for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. The ...
Tech Times

VS Code Agents Hit Stable: Air-Gapped BYOK Unlocks Enterprise AI Coding

VS Code agents are now in Stable preview, and the 1.122 update removed the GitHub OAuth requirement from BYOK, letting defense, healthcare, and finance developers run fully air-gapped AI-assisted ...

GitHub confirms 3,800 internal repos stolen through poisoned VS Code extension as supply chain worm hits Microsoft’s Python SDK

GitHub confirmed attackers stole 3,800 internal repositories via a poisoned VS Code extension. The same threat group, TeamPCP, simultaneously compromised Microsoft's durabletask Python ...

I asked ChatGPT to help me learn coding in a 12-Sunday upskilling plan: AI gives me structured routine

I am a software engineer. But, there is one thing still missing from my profile: coding. I asked ChatGPT to prepare a ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.121 Adds Remote Agents, Boosts Claude Code Functionality Again

VS Code 1.121 was released May 20, 2026, featuring yet another update to Claude Code, becoming more and more a first-class citizen in the VS Code ecosystem. Remote agents can run over SSH or dev ...
The New York Times

Climate and Environment

Every season brings a new struggle for people in Dadu District, Pakistan, an area prone to sandstorms, drought and flooding. By Zia ur-Rehman and Asim Hafeez The forthcoming order echoes President ...