Welcome

Welcome to Positron, the next-generation data science IDE built for Python and R. It combines the power of a full-featured IDE with interactive data science tools for Python and R.

Positron might be a good fit for you if you

• use VS Code for data science (Python or R) but wish it included more interactive affordances for data-specific tasks like running exploratory code, examining your variables and datasets, interacting with your plots, and developing data apps such as Shiny, Streamlit, or FastAPI.
• use JupyterLab or hosted notebook tools for data science (Python or R) and are ready for a more powerful, fully-featured IDE that still supports notebooks.
• use RStudio and want more ability to customize or extend your IDE.
• use additional languages beyond only Python or R in your day-to-day data science or package development work, like Rust, C++, JavaScript, or Lua.
• want access to powerful, data-science specific AI integrations in a modern, extensible IDE.

Note

Positron is built on Code OSS, the open-source foundation of Visual Studio Code. For general editor features like commands, settings, and source control, reference the VS Code documentation.