Github Copilot and VSCode Setup

1. Sign up on and get verified on GitHub Global Campus as a teacher.
2. Sign up for GitHub Copilot for your personal account.
3. Install VSCode Insiders
4. Install the following extensions:
   • GitHub: Copilot Nightly, Copilot Labs, Copilot Chat
   • Python
   • Jupyter

Settings

1. Open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type Preferences: Open Settings (JSON).
2. Search for execute selection and check the box.
3. Code away

import numpy as np

x = np.linspace(0, 1, 100)

# Plot the function $y=\tanh(x)$

(Ctrl+Enter) lists suggestions; (Shift+Enter) executes the selection.