VSCode configuration settings

The following are some common settings that can be configured in Visual Studio Code to improve the Python development experience.

https://github.com/JoseRZapata/data-science-project-template/.vscode/settings.json

{
  "[python]": {

    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
      "source.fixAll.ruff": "explicit",
      "source.organizeImports.ruff": "explicit",
    },
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
        "editor.rulers": [
      100
    ]
  },
  "files.exclude": {
    "**/__pycache__": true
  },
  "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
  "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
  "notebook.lineNumbers": "on",
  "editor.inlineSuggest.enabled": true,
  "editor.formatOnType": true,
  "git.autofetch": true,
  "editor.defaultFormatter": "charliermarsh.ruff",
  "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
}

• [python]: This section applies settings specifically for Python files.

• "editor.codeActionsOnSave": Specifies actions to be performed when a Python file is saved.

• "source.fixAll.ruff": "explicit": The Ruff auto-fix feature is set to explicit mode, meaning it will only fix issues when explicitly told to do so.
• "source.organizeImports.ruff": "explicit": The Ruff import organization feature is set to explicit mode, meaning it will only organize imports when explicitly told to do so.
• "editor.formatOnSave": true: This setting enables automatic code formatting when a Python file is saved.
• "editor.rulers": [100]: This setting adds a vertical ruler at the 100th character in the editor for Python files to guide line length.

• "files.exclude": {"**/__pycache__": true}: This setting hides all pycache directories in the file explorer.

• "python.languageServer": "Pylance": This setting specifies Pylance as the language server for Python. A language server provides features like auto-completion and syntax highlighting.

• "editor.formatOnPaste": true: This setting enables automatic code formatting when you paste code into the editor.

• "notebook.lineNumbers": "on": This setting enables line numbers in Jupyter notebooks.

• "editor.inlineSuggest.enabled": true: This setting enables inline suggestions, which show suggested completions as you type.

• "editor.formatOnType": true: This setting enables automatic code formatting as you type.

• "git.autofetch": true: This setting enables automatic fetching of Git data.

• "editor.defaultFormatter": "charliermarsh.ruff": This setting specifies Ruff as the default formatter for code in the editor.

• "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true: This setting enables automatic activation of the Python environment in the current terminal.

• "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv": This setting specifies the default Python interpreter path to be the virtual environment created in the project.