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By Almenon · VS Code Marketplace · Debuggers

real-time python scratchpad

View on VS Code Marketplace Fresh · Oct 18, 2026

AREPL for python has 2,174,161 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.

It ranks #329 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.

It is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 110 ratings.

PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.

Installs
2,174,161
Official API · Oct 18, 2026
7-day growth
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Insufficient history
30-day growth
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Insufficient history
90-day growth
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Insufficient history
Rank
#329
Among tracked VS Code Marketplace listings

Rating: 4.89 / 5 from 110 ratings

About AREPL for python

AREPL

AREPL automatically evaluates python code in real-time as you type.

AREPL is availible for free on the vscode marketplace.

Usage

First, make sure you have python 3.7 or greater installed.

Open a python file and click on the cat in the top bar to the right to open AREPL. You can click the cat again to close.

Or run AREPL through the command search: control-shift-p

or use the shortcuts: control-shift-a (current doc) / control-shift-q (new doc)

Features

• Real-time evaluation: no need to run - AREPL evaluates your code automatically. You can control this (or even turn it off) in the settings. • Variable display: The final state of your local variables are displayed in a collapsible JSON format. • Error display: The instant you make a mistake an error with stack trace is shown. • Settings: AREPL offers many settings to fit your user experience. Customize the look and feel, debounce time, python options, and more!

Misc

Dumping

If you want to dump local variables or dump variables at a specific point in your program you can use the dump function:

STDIN

see https://github.com/Almenon/AREPL-vscode/wiki/Using-AREPL-with-input

GUIS

see https://github.com/Almenon/AREPL-vscode/wiki/Using-AREPL-with-GUI's

#$end

Use the #$end comment to indicate the end of the real-time code. Code after #$end will not be executed in real-time. This is useful if you have something specific you want to run without running the entire file along with it. For example:

Note that you can also use control-enter to run a block of code outside #$end.

Filtering variables from display

Don't want to see a variable in AREPL's result panel? Just add it to a variable named arepl_filter:

You can also filter out types:

Finally there is a super-powerful arepl_filter_function var you can use to totally customize what is shown:

You can set default filters via the defaultFilterVars or defaultFilterTypes settings.

HOWDOI

You can use howdoi with arepl.

First install in the terminal / command line:

pip install howdoi

Then reopen arepl and you will be able to use howdoi to get answers to your questions. For example:

will give you a function to calcualate a fibonaci number

Variable Representation

I have overridden the display of some types (like datetime) to be more readable to humans.

If you want a type to be displayed in a particular manner just file an issue

More Stuff

Check out the wiki!

Contributing to the project

See the wiki page on getting started. Contributions welcome! Even though the project is not actively developed on I still review pull requests and issues.

Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.

  • keybindings
  • python
  • real-time
  • scratchpad

Where AREPL for python sits in the listing

Each band is one page of 20. Installs on a log scale. Placement is projected from installs, so it can differ from the marketplace's own sort order. Hover a dot to see the listing.

All VS Code Marketplace2,500 listings · 125 pages · page 17, #9 (overall #329)
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Debuggers217 listings · 11 pages · page 2, #17 (overall #37)
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Charts

Images: 30d · 1y · all time · 1600×900 dark

Adoption over time

AREPL for python installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,174,161 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.AREPL for pythonInstalls on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days2,174,161installs2.2M2.2M2.2M2.2M2.2M2.2M2.2M2.2MJul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18installsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
AREPL for python installs on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 2,174,161 installs as of Oct 18, 2026.
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7/30/90-day growth

AREPL for python installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.AREPL for pythonInstalls growth on VS Code Marketplace2,174,161installs now7-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history30-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient history90-day growthinsufficient historyInsufficient historyGrowth vs. nearest observation to each baseline date · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
AREPL for python installs growth on VS Code Marketplace: 7-day growth unavailable, 30-day growth unavailable, 90-day growth unavailable.
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Ranking history

AREPL for python VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #329 (by installs).AREPL for pythonVS Code Marketplace ranking · by installs · Last 90 days#329current rank#327#328#329#330#331Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18rankOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct 18, 2026pluginstats.com
AREPL for python VS Code Marketplace ranking history: currently #329 (by installs).
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Ratings over time

AREPL for python ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 110 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.AREPL for pythonRatings on VS Code Marketplace · Last 90 days110ratings95100105110115120125Jul 20Aug 4Aug 19Sep 3Sep 18Oct 3Oct 18ratingsobservedarchived (Internet Archive)no observationsOct 16, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 · 3 observations · Updated Oct…pluginstats.com
AREPL for python ratings on VS Code Marketplace, last 90 days: 110 ratings as of Oct 18, 2026.
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Filled points are observed values; hollow points come from Internet Archive snapshots of the listing page. Dashed segments span periods with no observations — values between points are not interpolated.

Recent observations

Full history (3)
Recent installs observations for AREPL for python
Date (UTC)InstallsChange vs. previous
2,174,161+519
2,173,642+654
2,172,988—

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Data source

Install counts, average rating, and rating counts come from the public Visual Studio Marketplace gallery API. Installs are cumulative and exclude updates.

Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=almenon.arepl. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.