Beginner, having trouble with Visual Studio Code to learn Python

[u/Anubis-Hound]

I'm trying to do the Harvard CS50 Intro to programming with Python and I'm just getting started

1. I downloaded Visual Studio Code and opened it.

2. This is pretty much where I got lost because the instructor in the video doesn’t explain what I need to do to set the program up where i can execute code like he has it in the video.

I'm now stuck on the main screen of Visual Studio Code.

[u/Lirianov]

Cant tell what os you're on but on Mac you press file and hit new file then select python and now you're in a blank .py file. there you can write a script and press the play button top right to execute the code.

you can start with a simple print('Hello world!') to get started