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…strongly advises other language servers to avoid supporting it as well. > For more info see here https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/discussions/718... and here https://github.com/astral-sh/ty/issues/1190#issuecomment-337...

comment by nextaccountic · 2026-10-26 · in Type Server Protocol

…basedpyright) has criticized the TSP before: - https://docs.basedpyright.com/v1.40.2/type-server/ - https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/discussions/718... Ty (the type checker maintained by astral) however will apparently support…

comment by nikolatt · 2026-10-26 · in Type Server Protocol

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story by adamnemecek · 2026-10-26 · 176 comments

I remember thinking wtf when Python import suggestions became disabled by default. https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/3579

comment by Frotag · 2025-12-25 · in Microsoft please get your tab to autocomplete shit together

…checkers (and the type checkers can run out-of-proc, so implementation languages can be different). https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/discussions/718...

comment by geekraver · 2025-05-07 · in Ty: A fast Python type checker and language server

…is limited to Pyright so I gave up temporarily (I guess I can recreate Pylance using this doc: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/blob/main/USING... ).

comment by singhrac · 2025-01-29 · in I still like Sublime Text

…let you use some of their quite nice language servers unless you're using VS Code, e.g. Pylance: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/483 for this reason, the non-MS-built VS Code isn't equivalent to theirs, regardless of…

comment by bananapub · 2024-10-31 · in SSH Remoting

…".pixi/envs/default/bin/python3" } and I'm all set! -- 1: https://pixi.sh 2: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release#readme 3: https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/

comment by emmanueloga_ · 2024-06-17 · in NumPy 2.0

…that the default Python extension for VS Code is, perhaps surprisingly to many, not open source. https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release While it's possible to fork VS Code, it is not possible to fork VS Code and provide a seamless…

comment by btown · 2024-04-15 · in Open source versus Microsoft: The new rebellion begins

…extend, extinguish. [1] - https://parsiya.net/blog/2021-12-20-rce-in-visual-studio-cod... [2] - https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/746

comment by foob · 2023-09-04 · in VSCodium – Open-source binaries of VSCode

…and send that to Microsoft" and that "You may opt-out of many of these scenarios, but not all". [1] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release [2] https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items/ms-python.vscode-...

comment by ptx · 2023-05-21 · in Writing Python like it's Rust

…the docs[4].) [1] https://dusted.codes/can-we-trust-microsoft-with-open-source and links there [2] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4 [3] https://github.com/microsoft/xlang/pull/529 [4] I vaguely remember a GitHub issue…

comment by mananaysiempre · 2023-05-03 · in MSFT is forcing Outlook and Teams to open links in Edge and IT admins are angry

…time: Pylance, installed by default, won't open source. Microsoft keeps calling VSCode open source. https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4 Same for .NET https://twitter.com/migueldeicaza/status/1537175065380495367

comment by benatkin · 2023-01-20 · in GitHub Sunsetting Subversion Support

…python search paths -> pylance bundled. If that's not working for you you should open an issue at https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release .

comment by geekraver · 2023-01-11 · in Pyright: Static Type Checker for Python

…to serve as the core of a proprietary[1], DRM-locked[2,3] Python language server, yes. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4 [2] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/746 [3]…

comment by mananaysiempre · 2023-01-02 · in Pyright: Static Type Checker for Python

…(which provides completions etc.). The code for Pyright (the type checker) is open source though. https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4#issuec...

comment by IshKebab · 2022-06-03 · in VSCodium – Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VS Code

…so can only be used on official Microsoft builds of Visual Studio Code and GitHub Codespaces.""" https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/blob/main/FAQ.m...

comment by ReleaseCandidat · 2021-10-23 · in Can we trust Microsoft with open source?

…the MS-owned language servers used proprietary licenses. An example is the Python language server https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release They base it 90% on the open-source pyright library. Then the lock down all their own…

comment by hajile · 2021-09-03 · in Web-based editor

…our proprietary editor more valuable by supporting languages we can't be arsed to worry about!" https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4 (I am an enthusiastic advocate for LSP otherwise.)

comment by draebek · 2021-07-03 · in Neovim v0.5

…reminds of the days before Microsoft embraced open-source. See also the bug report [1]. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4

comment by gyger · 2021-05-12 · in Pylance Now Default Language Server for Python in Visual Studio Code

…worth the trouble + spiritual taint (I'm saying this sort of tongue in cheek!) of switching [1] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4

comment by vector_spaces · 2021-03-21 · in Emacs is the 2D Command-line Interface

Notice the reply to the top comment The server is open source, right? It's here: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release . I don't know what you're referring to. Can you link to information about the proprietary extensions you're…

comment by WalterGR · 2021-03-19 · in Vuiet, Music Player for Emacs

…products)". > Microsoft is providing a free licence to the language server. No it isn't: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4#issuec... > ... any of the code ... | ... the first code base ... | ... a code base ... | ...…

comment by pritambaral · 2021-01-10 · in Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server

https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4#issuec... >Pylance [..] is planned to be included in proprietary service offerings.

comment by Camas · 2021-01-10 · in Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server

…agreements, as may be described in the ThirdPartyNotices file(s) accompanying the software. Ref: https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4#issuec... ——— That they would forbid their holy language server implementation from…

comment by ssivark · 2021-01-10 · in Microsoft Refuses to Open Source VSCode Python Language Server

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story by cjv · 2021-01-10 · 145 comments

…evidence that embrace-extend-extingish mindset is still alive in Microsoft, unfortunately. [0] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release

comment by berekuk · 2020-11-12 · in Guido van Rossum joins Microsoft

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story by pw6hv · 2020-11-05 · 0 comments

I didn't realize they replaced the Python language server with a proprietary one, that's too bad. https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4 has some brief discussion before it was closed.

comment by ipsum2 · 2020-09-22 · in The Era of Visual Studio Code

…that research effort of IntelliCode does fit what Microsoft is currently keeping proprietary. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release/issues/4#issuec...

comment by WorldMaker · 2020-08-04 · in The best Parts of Visual Studio Code are proprietary

…is open source but the Pylance language server is not: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python https://github.com/microsoft/pylance-release

comment by acdha · 2020-08-04 · in The best Parts of Visual Studio Code are proprietary

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story by nhooyr · 2020-08-04 · 1 comment

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Microsoft’s new Python language server is closed source

story by sqs · 2020-07-03 · 1 comment