diff --git a/.vscode/extensions.json b/.vscode/extensions.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba653bcb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/extensions.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+    "recommendations": [
+        "ms-python.python"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index b89726116..ca43a3e52 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -2,5 +2,10 @@
     "files.exclude": {
         "**/*.pyc": {"when": "$(basename).py"},
         "**/__pycache__": true
-    }
+    },
+
+    // Linting
+    "python.linting.enabled": true,
+    "python.linting.pylintEnabled": false,
+    "python.linting.flake8Enabled": true
 }