Python in Visual Studio Code - March 2026 Release - Microsoft for Python Developers Blog

We’re excited to announce that the March 2026 release of the Python extension for Visual Studio Code are now available! This release includes the following announcements: Search Python Symbols in Installed Packages Experimental: Rust-Based Parallel Indexer If you’re interested, you can check the full list of improvements in our changelogs for the Python, and Pylance extensions. Search Python Symbols in Installed Packages When working in a new codebase or exploring an unfamiliar library, one of the most common needs is quickly locating where a function or class is defined — even if it lives outside your workspace. With this release, Pylance can now include symbols from packages installed in your active virtual environment in Workspace Symbol search (Cmd/Ctrl+T). This is controlled by a new setting: Python › Analysis: Include Venv In Workspace Symbols When enabled: Workspace Symbol search surfaces symbols from packages in your active virtual environment’s site-packages