If you see Command python setup.py egg_info failed with error code 1 when Installing Python, then the setup tool on your computer might not be installed or updated.

Python, the dominant language for VS Code developers, just received a new update, along with a GitHub post that explains its popularity while also detailing how to enact an easter egg 'inside joke' ...

Microsoft updates its Python extension for VS Code with fixes for two security flaws and easier interpreter selection.

Programming languages: Python and Java VS Code extensions get these new updates Java for Visual Studio Code now gets SonarLint 'spellchecker' tool, while the Python extension gets a new debugger.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Python 2.x was supposed to be long gone by now. Instead, it's getting security fixes to keep legacy users current.