Positron Python Package Manager

VSCode extension
Manage your Python extensions from within Positron — the RStudio-style package manager for the modern data science IDE
Author
Affiliation

Luong Nguyen Thanh

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Published

April 10, 2025

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📦 Positron Python Package Manager

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Manage your Python extensions from within Positron — the RStudio-style package manager for the modern data science IDE.


🚀 Features

  • ✅ View all installed Python packages in a tidy sidebar
  • Install packages directly from pane
  • Uninstall packages with a single click
  • ✅ 🔍 Search by name or title (fuzzy search supported)

🛠 Requirements

  • Positron version 2025.04.0-250 or later
  • pip must be installed in the Python runtime (used for data exchange).
  • Python installed and working inside Positron
  • This extension must run in the workspace (remote/WSL/container supported ✅)
  • Python Environments extension from Microsoft (recommended)

🙏 Attribution

Created by ntluong95
Licensed under the MIT License


📦 Supporting package

In addition to Positron Python Package Manager, I had created two anothers extensions to improve its functionalities

Manage your Python packages with module-inspector.

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Positron Data Science Pack is a collection of helpful Positron extensions for data scientists.

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