Nov 29, 2019 · I am trying to convert my MATLAB programs to Python and I am using Visual Studio Code (VSCode). There is a workspace panel in the MATLAB IDE where it displays all the variables used in the code with a small summary, like what is the type of the variable or its size.

Oct 18, 2020 · You need to run the cells first for their variables to show up there. You can double-click a row in that table to open a data viewer. Related docs can be found here. The VS Code team also suggests alternative data-viewing extensions like …

Jan 15, 2017 · What You can do though is to use - I believe - ShiftF12 or set some key combination to show all usages of function. To do this You can press Ctrl K , then Ctrl S and click on 'keybinding.json' link in the sentence: "For advanced customization open and edit keybinding.json".

Jun 9, 2020 · Visual Studio (not vs code and I don't know if it can too) can do this. Right click on symbol and select rename (or ctrl+r, r). It shows each place in code where variable is used and with a list with check boxes that you can uncheck if you don't want to rename at certain place(s).

Mar 17, 2025 · Use data tips while debugging code in the Visual Studio Code editor to view and change variable values like arrays and structures.

Apr 6, 2024 · There are multiple ways to show a function and method list in VS Code. You can show the list in Explorer (the left sidebar) or directly in your file. To list the functions and methods in VS Code: Open a file. On Windows and Linux, press: Ctrl + Shift + O (the letter o, not zero). On macOS: press CMD + Shift + O (the letter o, not zero).

Look up debugging in VSCode. Depending on your language it might vary in how you set it up. But a debugger will allow you to set breakpoints and see the values of all your variables at that instance in time. If you're using python I made a extension that does literally exactly that: https://github.com/Almenon/AREPL-vscode.

You can use AREPL to prototype the script until you have the results you want, at which point you can close AREPL, add the write to file code, and run via command-line or debugging or whatever tool you wish.

Jan 31, 2025 · Learn how to view variable values in VS Code for Python by utilizing debug mode and optimizing settings. Regain visibility of values with practical tips and adjustments.

One easy way to check a variable's runtime value is to create a VS Code task to output the variable value to the console. For example, to see the resolved value for ${workspaceFolder} , you can create and run ( Terminal > Run Task ) the following simple 'echo' task in tasks.json :