Feature Request: Support inline code execution similar to jupyter notebooks / hydrogen

[dariobig]

I'm looking for something similar to the hydrogen package for atom, which allows you to execute parts of a script like a jupyter notebook does:

[alexdima]

fyi @dbaeumer @bpasero @weinand

[weinand]

yes, to have support for this in the editor and/or debug console would be great.

/cc @isidorn

[egamma]

related #3220

[isidorn]

@bigonazzi is the produced output read only? Or can it be somehow modified?

[dariobig]

@isidorn hydrogen output is read only, with shortcuts to copy it to clipboard. Output cells above a certain length show scrollbars with the option to show full content.

[dariobig]

@isidorn hydrogen requires ipython and then connects to it via zmq. I believe all the output is html.

[egamma]

fyi @DonJayamanne @jrieken

[DonJayamanne]

@bigonazzi, some of the ground work has started for this in the python extension.
This will be available very soon, possibly this week (as soon as the next version of VS Code is released).

The initial release of the extension will display the results in a separate preview window, you can see some of the work here:

• #303
• Screen samples and more

Inline display of results will start after the next release of VS Code.

[dariobig]

@DonJayamanne awesome! Can't wait to play with it! :)

[jrieken]

closing this as a dup of #3220