Raspberry Pi 4 & VS Code

[@StephenFarthing]

Kevin, thanks very much for this. I’ve been using VSCode for a couple of weeks. There are “add ins” for both Circuit Python and MicroPython. Both allow access to the REPL. You may also want to take a look at one for Juypiter Notebook which, among other things, is a “sandbox” for Python. So it’s possible to test code fragments before putting them in the development code. I’ve been programming since 1975 and now I’ve retired I enjoy playing with microcontrollers. I’ve decided to learn Python ( along with Rust and Haskell ) this year and will doubtless build some robots. Your videos are exceptional. Keep up the good work !

[@StephenFarthing]

To clarify my previous comments. The VScode extensions I’ve installed are CircuitPython, Juypter and Pymakr. Pymakr is the extension for MicroPython and the details are at pycom.io . Whilst the learning curve is a little steeper that for Thonny and or Mu, VSCode is far more comprehensive and reliable. So, for example, if you also do a bit of HTML or Arduino coding there are extensions for both as well. I program in several languages all of which are supported by VScode.

[@kevinmcaleer28]

@@StephenFarthing Thanks for the tips - I'll check out the extensions. I did a video about Jupyter Labs a couple of weeks ago - its great! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5jMqJ-Xi9qji9U

[@StephenFarthing]

@@kevinmcaleer28 Kevin, thanks! I’ve watched and enjoyed most of your videos. :-) Still a few more to watch! Regarding Visual Studio Code on the Pi for MicroPython. I’m pretty sure I’ve discovered a bug which affects both the Circuit Python and Pymakr extensions. Whilst they install without flagging an error both are unable to access the Pico REPL. I think this is a problem with them being unable to find node.js. I’m using standard installations of software so I don’t think it’s me as an identical installation on an intel based Ubuntu box doesn’t have this problem. Thanks again for the great videos.

[@kevinmcaleer28]

@@StephenFarthing I'm sure these bugs will be worked out soon - its only been a couple of days since the official release. I found that PicoGo isn't compatible yet

[@HarshvardhanKanthode]

Just hooked up my Pi 4 to my 10 year old Toshiba monitor, an old usb mouse and a logitech bluetooth keyboard and BOOM! I now have another system to escape to and develop side projects that I can't do on my work issued laptop. Thank you for the concise video. Edit: On a side note, what kind of python projects would be ideal for a 4GB Pi 4?

[@kevinmcaleer28]

There are so many Python projects you can do on the Raspberry Pi! Here are a couple of projects to inspire you: www.kevsrobots.com/robots/projects

[@MrBobWareham]

All very nice, if only I could get a Raspberry Pi 4 I could follow your video!!

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Have you tried www.rpilocator.com

[@birsevgicicegi]

Mr Kevin, Hello from Turkey. I dont know good english language. But I usualy understand You. Thnx for your help and video. I examined your channel, it look enjoynable. Your effort is invaluable.

[@christopherlyons7613]

Thanks for the video. It's 3/19/22 and I've installed installed VS Code Ver. 1.65.0 on my Pi400. It seems to be generally working but there are some things I'm not seeing. In your window, you have a blue bar at the bottom of the screen that shows the Python interpreter version you are using. My bottom bar is BLACK and I'm not seeing the version, all I have on the left of the bar is the error & warning info. How do I get it to display the version and can the color of that bar be changed in settings? Maybe this is theme based. Did you change that color or did it used to install as your's is shown? I'm also not seeing the Markdown icon at the top right of the window. Again, is that something you have to set in preferences to make it visible? I've seen other videos that also show other icons in this area. Is there a specific setting option that allows you to configure all of this? Is there anything special that has to be setup if using CircuitPython? Appreciate any help.

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Hi Chris - I do have a couple of extensions Installed - the Pylance extension and some python linting ones too. The Markdown thing appears when you are editing a file with either the .md or .markdown extension (I didn’t install anything to make that appear).

[@cursoderobotica]

Goos video Kevin!! 😁👍 - with vscode can I save the script on the pico as Thonny software does? well I guess is only drag and drop the py files, isn't it? cheers!!

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Yes - there is an upload button (on Mac and PC), I think this will becoming to the Pi version soon - This is the Pico Go extension.

[@KrKesomackan]

this is gonna make my life so much easier, THANK GOD

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Awesome!!!

[@malch2843]

Great video thank you, I have only discovered your channel recently but I like they way you explain things.

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Thanks Malc!

[@ObsidianMercian]

Great video! I was wondering how well the pi 4 can run vscode (I have a pi 3B+ and it is rather slow) and your video showed that, plus some other very interesting tidbits. You have yourself a new subscriber. Looking forward to catching up on your other videos.

[@jamesgill6028]

I use Vs2019 on my Windows. Setting up my pi today to get started with some Linux and vscode and try something a little diff 😁. Cheers for the info 👍

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Awesome! Let me know how it goes

[@hamburger0]

I think Raspberry Pi OS is only 32bit (Although the Pi 4 hardware is support 64bit), but it's not big deal since you can install another distro. loved your channel

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Thats right - there is a beta version of 64bit Raspberry Pi OS - I'm sure that will be released this year,

[@rewiredbyadhd]

I'm new to this but I saw a cyber desk the other day and fell in love. I don't have the money to buy a Raspberry board right now so... Is there any Raspberry board emulator that I can use on my computer with the intention of connecting it to another display as a starter project? I mean, can I use my computer as a Raspberry board emulator in some point to start some projects? I ask because thinking that I can work with an emulator sounds interesting but I don't know where to look.

[@kevinmcaleer28]

Raspberry pi is an Arm based computer, so you could emulate that using QEMU and installing Raspberry Pi OS. Alternatively you can run the PC version of Raspberry Pi OS in a VM on your computer.

[@rewiredbyadhd]

@@kevinmcaleer28 I was reading about this yesterday and I think I'll have to run it in a VM, I didn't know I could do that, I'm only on this path of programming since November 2022, there's a whole world to learn yet but I'm happy to have to. Thank you. Have a good day.

[@progtom7585]

So stoked that pi gets vs code! My first pi is in the post and good to see i can do some light coding on it. Any issues with extensions? Or is the list culled a lot for the arm cpu? I can code a little on this and push to a git repo! Nice

[@kevinmcaleer28]

The extensions list is a bit shorter for arm but it’s growing everyday!

[@progtom7585]

@@kevinmcaleer28 i dont use any fancy extensions, just a few popular ones. Cant wait to get my hands on it

[@abnersilva2425]

If I may ask, what version of the Pi 4 are you using? the 2gb, 4gb, or 8gb? Also, is it overclocked? is it the model B? Thanks and greetings from Mexico:)

[@kevinmcaleer28]

I use the 8gb version, but also have one each of the 2gb and 4gb versions

[@jasonwalker4610]

Can you program c# code, or does it have intellisense for python code?

[@kevinmcaleer28]

You can program in C/C++ and MicroPython - annd there is intellisense for both

[@akshatsharma7573]

It was very useful😆

[@sagarkumbari4828]

how to downlaod the pytorch and tensorflow from visual studi code terminal in the Raspberry pi3

[@vikaspal2799]

Are you running vscode on raspberry pi pico?

[@kevinmcaleer28]

No / the Pico is a microcontroller so it doesn’t have networking capabilities or enough ram to run an operating system and vs code. You can run it on a raspberry pi zero though (slowly).

[@Alice8000]

So inspiring to see a successful LGBTQ+ KZbinr 🏳‍🌈❤ Kev

[@sagarkumbari4828]

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