VSCode syntax highlighting for custom shebang

Question

At work we run python under a custom environment, and thus we use a non-standard shebang. I tested that VSCode recognizes python files without a .py extension if they h

Answer 1

To complement Matt Bierner's helpful answer:

The JSON settings Matt references are in /package.json files in the following locations:

On GitHub:

• https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/tree/master/extensions
• E.g., for Python: https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/blob/master/extensions/python/package.json

When installed:

• In the resources/app/extensions subfolder of the VSCode installation folder; e.g.:

  • Windows (32-bit version):

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions
    

  • macOS:

    /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions
    

• E.g, for Python:

  • Windows (32-bit version):

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\python\package.json
    

  • macOS:

    /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/extensions/python/package.json