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Visual Studio Code vs Eric Python IDE: catalog facts
Visual Studio Code	Eric Python IDE
Free Free to download and use. GitHub Copilot and other AI features are separate paid…	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Extensions for essentially every language and framework Remote development over SSH, in containers and in WSL	Integrated Python debugger and class browser Git, Mercurial and Subversion support as core plug-ins
The shipped build is not open source and collects telemetry by default Its extension marketplace is licensed for Microsoft builds only	Focused on Python rather than many languages Interface is busier than lightweight editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License: Microsoft product licence	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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