I’m delighted to announce that we can now use Visual Studio Code to code our Repls, which is a huge development for those of us who dislike the Replit IDE. For those using Linux, here’s a tutorial (I believe this requires Hacker level or above, or Teams Pro; note that Python repls can become quite large):
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Create a new Repl.
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Navigate to the SSH tool.
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Generate an SSH key (you may need to use PowerShell on Windows to execute the terminal command).
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Click on “Add SSH Key.”
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Launch Visual Studio Code.
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Add the “Remote - SSH” extension.
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Click on “Remote Explorer.”
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Hover over “SSH,” and click the “+” icon.
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Copy and paste the quick start command from Replit, then press “Enter.”
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Press “Enter” again to use the default SSH config path.
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Hover over “REMOTE,” and click the refresh arrow.
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Hover over the Repl host, and click the arrow.
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You should now have access to the repl in Visual Studio Code! (Sometimes you may need to try again.)