PluginStatsPython Config installs statistics
By franneck94 (4 listings) · VS Code Marketplace · Programming Languages
Creates config files for modern Python projects
Python Config has 95,885 recorded installs on VS Code Marketplace.
It ranks #2427 of 2,500 tracked VS Code Marketplace listings by installs.
It is rated 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings.
PluginStats has 3 daily observations since Oct 16, 2026; the latest is from Oct 18, 2026.
Rating: 5.00 / 5 from 4 ratings
About Python Config
VSCode Python Config
Creates config files with pre-defined settings for modern Python projects in your VSCode *workspace*.
Files in the workspace's .vscode folder:
• settings.json: Best settings for Python-related extensions • launch.json: Configurations for debugging your python projects • tasks.json: Tasks to execute your python projects
Python-specific files in the root directory for any workspace:
• .pre-commit-config.yaml: Tools to run on every git commit • pyproject.toml: General settings for the linters and formatters • requirements-dev.txt: Python packages to install for developers (linter, testing etc.) • requirements.txt: Python packages to install for users (starts as an empty file)
General IDE Files in the root directory (*):
• .editorconfig: Standard file settings (line-feed, insert new-line, etc.) • .gitattributes: Gives attributes to pathnames • .gitingore: Specifies intentionally untracked files to ignore
Files for python projects (has a project defined in pyproject.toml or setup.py/cfg) (*):
• .github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yaml • .github/workflows/documentation.yaml • .github/workflows/pre-commit.yaml • .github/workflows/publish.yaml • .github/workflows/test.yaml • docs/index.md • docs/api.md • LICENSE • mkdocs.yaml • README.md
(*): These files are not overridden, if already existing.
How to use
Just run the command 'Generate Python Config Files' in VSCode's command palette.
Settings
• ⚙️ Line Length: Max. line length for the tools (defaults to 120, Global Setting) • ⚙️ Is Aggressive: If set to true, mypy, ruff and others will have activated most of its features (defaults to false, Global Setting) • ⚙️ Python Target Version: Various tools has some features based on the "minimal" python version for that project (defaults to 3.10, Global Setting) • ⚙️ Formatting tool: The python formatter that should be used, its either • ruff format (Default) • black
Release Notes
Refer to the CHANGELOG.
License
Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Jan Schaffranek. Licensed under the MIT License.
Supporting the Work
Feel free to donate, such that I have more time to work on my VSCode extension*s*.
Or use the Link:
Description from the VS Code Marketplace listing.
- python
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Listing: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=franneck94.vscode-python-config. First seen Oct 16, 2026; last successful collection Oct 18, 2026. See the methodology.