Visual Studio Code

Pycom supports Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code IDE platform with the Pymakr Plugin.

1. First download and install Visual Studio Code.

2. Install the Pymakr VSCode Extension

   (We’re installing the preview, but once the project reaches “stable” we’ll, be using the regular extension.)

   

3. That’s it! You’ve installed the Pymakr Extension for VSCode

Creating a project

Pymakr revolves around projects that can be uploaded to your devices. To create your first project click the + icon and select a folder for your project:

Note: If a project is created outside the current workspace(s), its folder will be mounted as a new workspace.

Creating a script

Below we add a main.py. This file will run whenever the device is reset.

Upload the project to a device

Once the project is ready to run, it needs to be uploaded to a device.

Hint: Organizing your setup

Having to switch between different tabs can be cumbersome. To solve this, you can drag your devices and projects to the file explorer view.