Merge pull request #6514 from microsoft/kartik/pythonapi

Author: Kartik Raj

api/advanced-topics/python-extension-template.md

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-MetaDescription: Using the Python extension template to integrate linters, formatters, and language features into Visual Studio Code
+MetaDescription: Using the Python extension template and API to integrate linters, formatters, and language features into Visual Studio Code
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-# Python Extension Template
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-The [Python extension template](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python-tools-extension-template) helps get you started building a Visual Studio Code extension for your favorite Python tool. It could be a linter, formatter, or code analysis, or all of those together. The template will give you the basic building blocks you need to build an extension that integrates your tool into VS Code.
+# Authoring Python Extensions
 
 >**Note**: If you are new to VS Code extension authoring, you may want to read the [Your First Extension](/api/get-started/your-first-extension) tutorial first and try creating a simple Hello World extension.
 
+The [Python extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python) provides APIs for other extensions to work with Python environments available in the user's machine. Check out [`@vscode/python-extension`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vscode/python-extension) npm module which carries types and helper utilities to access this feature for your extension.
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+# Python Extension Template
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+The [Python extension template](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python-tools-extension-template) helps get you started building a Visual Studio Code extension for your favorite Python tool. It could be a linter, formatter, or code analysis, or all of those together. The template will give you the basic building blocks you need to build an extension that integrates your tool into VS Code, and it already has access to Python API feature mentioned above.
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 ## Programming languages and frameworks
 
 The extension template has two parts, the extension part and language server part. The extension part is written in TypeScript, and language server part is written in Python over the `pygls` (Python language server) library.