Visual Studio Code

While using JupyterHub makes it easy to get started, the interface is simple and there is no AI assistant. Visual Studio Code is a sophisticated IDE with a lot of features, including support for Jupyter Notebooks and Python, and has GitHub Copilot built-in.

1. Download and install VS Code for your operating system
   https://code.visualstudio.com/Download

2. Download and install Python for your operating system
   https://www.python.org/downloads/

3. Install Python packages in requirements.txt from your operating system’s command line interface.

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Open VS Code, go to the “Extensions” tab

   • Search for “Jupyter” and install the extension.

   

   • Search for “Python” and install the extension.

   

5. Optional: If not using GitHub Desktop, go to the “Source Control” tab

   • Click “Clone Repository”, then click “Clone from GitHub”.

   

   • Log into GitHub in the browser

   • Go back to VS Code, click "Clone Repository " and select the repository from the drop down menu.

   

6. Optional: If Copilot is not already set up, click “Finish Setup” in the lower-right corner, then click “Set up Copilot”.