From 38f15ff0183c0bdfbeb98677b8734faa3f51533e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "scverse-pr-creator[bot]"
 <272303624+scverse-pr-creator[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 06:14:59 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update instance repo from cookiecutter template

---
 .cruft.json          |  4 ++--
 docs/contributing.md | 11 +++++++----
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.cruft.json b/.cruft.json
index 0931545..846cb62 100644
--- a/.cruft.json
+++ b/.cruft.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "template": "/home/runner/work/cookiecutter-scverse/cookiecutter-scverse",
-  "commit": "6cc246194b7f1e940721bade4aad5fb6c469dcd2",
+  "commit": "3c6cd0e0aed6a91d5b9bd2868bac050c129e1994",
   "checkout": null,
   "context": {
     "cookiecutter": {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         "trim_blocks": true
       },
       "_template": "/home/runner/work/cookiecutter-scverse/cookiecutter-scverse",
-      "_commit": "6cc246194b7f1e940721bade4aad5fb6c469dcd2"
+      "_commit": "3c6cd0e0aed6a91d5b9bd2868bac050c129e1994"
     }
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diff --git a/docs/contributing.md b/docs/contributing.md
index d802d34..58511f4 100644
--- a/docs/contributing.md
+++ b/docs/contributing.md
@@ -82,16 +82,18 @@ Next, create the environment with
 hatch env create hatch-test.py3.14-stable
 ```
 
-Then, obtain the path to the environment using
+If you are using VScode, install the [hatch-code][] extension.
+Now, open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for `Python: Select Interpreter`.
+Choose `hatch-test.py3.14-stable` (or your preferred environment) from the dropdown list.
+
+For other IDEs, you can obtain the path to the virtual environments using
 
 ```bash
 hatch env find hatch-test.py3.14-stable
 ```
 
-In case you are using VScode, now open the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for `Python: Select Interpreter`.
-Choose `Enter Interpreter Path` and paste the path to the virtual environment from above.
+and manually point it to the python binary.
 
-In this future, this may become easier through a hatch vscode extension.
 
 ::::
 
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ The `.venv` directory is typically automatically discovered by IDEs such as VS C
 :::::
 
 [hatch environments]: https://hatch.pypa.io/latest/tutorials/environment/basic-usage/
+[hatch-code]: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=PyPA.hatch
 [uv]: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/
 
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