The py launcher—or just py for short—is a shortcut to all the installed versions of Python on your system. With a command-line switch, you can see at a glance all the Python interpreters you ...

The latest version is Python 3.8.4, and if I search for “Python” on my Windows computer, I see that I have Python 3.6 and 3.5 – so I could do with an update! That is how to check Python version!

We can use the PIP command to check if Python libraries are installed or not in VS Code. First of all, you need to open Terminal by clicking on Terminal > New Terminal.

If you don’t have Python already installed on your system, see the How to set up VS Code for R video tutorial for easy instructions on how to install Python for use with R and RStudio.

To install NumPy using Pip on Windows 10, you first need to download and install Python on your Windows PC. Make sure you select the Install launcher for all users and Add Python to PATH checkboxes.