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@@ -150,6 +150,15 @@ features can be brought to IntelliJ with the free
 versions of PyCharm: Professional Edition (Free 30-day trial) and Community
 Edition(Apache 2.0 License) with fewer features.
 
+Python (on Visual Studio Code)
+-----------------------------
+
+`Python for Visual Studio <https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donjayamanne.python>`_ is an extension for the `Visual Studio Code IDE <https://code.visualstudio.com>`_.
+This is a free, light weight, open source IDE, with support for Mac, Windows, and Linux.
+Built using open source technologies such as Node.js and Python, with compelling features such as Intellisense (autocompletion), local and remote debugging, linting, and the like.
+
+MIT licensed.
+
 Enthought Canopy
 ----------------
 `Enthought Canopy <https://www.enthought.com/products/canopy/>`_ is a Python