Visual Studio Code not showing maps with Python 3.8

Describe the bug Trying to show a map inside jupyter notebook in Visual Studio Code when using a new conda environment (not the one from ArcGIS Pro) . The map shows an unhandled error.

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

create a new conda env as described here: https://support.esri.com/en/technical-article/000022005

Write code in jupyter:

from arcgis import GIS
gis = GIS(url='https://<abc>.maps.arcgis.com',username='<username>',password='<pwd>')
mymap=gis.map('Zurich')
mymap

error

Messages in the console (browser console inside VS Code)

[Embedded Page] WidgetManager: Loading class LayoutModel:@jupyter-widgets/base:1.2.0
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] require promise
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] WidgetManager: Loading class ArcGISMapIPyWidgetModel:arcgis-map-ipywidget:1.8.4
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] Fetch IPyWidget source for arcgis-map-ipywidget
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] require promise
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] WidgetManager: Loading class LayoutModel:@jupyter-widgets/base:1.2.0
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] require promise
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] WidgetManager: Loading class ArcGISMapIPyWidgetModel:arcgis-map-ipywidget:1.8.4
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] Fetch IPyWidget source for arcgis-map-ipywidget
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] require promise
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] WidgetManager: Loading class ArcGISMapIPyWidgetView:arcgis-map-ipywidget:1.8.4
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] Fetch IPyWidget source for arcgis-map-ipywidget
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] require promise
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] WidgetManager: Loading class LayoutView:@jupyter-widgets/base:1.2.0
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] require promise
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] Error on render:
webviewElement.ts:90 [Embedded Page] Error: Script error for "esri/Map"
https://requirejs.org/docs/errors.html#scripterror

Platform (please complete the following information):

• OS: windows 10
• Visual Studio Code (latest with python and jupyter extension from microsoft)
• Python API Version [1.8.4]
• Python 3.8

Additional context

• The same code runs without problems in condas jupyter notebook
• The same code also runs in VS Code when using the conda environment installed with ArcGIS Pro

[CMPeng]

Hi @SCMGeocom and @nam-tonthat Map widget display of ArcGIS API for Python is not supported in VS code. Please try jupyter notebooks when it comes to drawing or plotting in maps. Thanks!

[jChopperEUK]

Thirded. I know that VS Code can be a bit troublesome to support but it is now a go-to all-purpose IDE for a massive amount of the developer community.