diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..acb70ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "DebugPy: Run pytest module (manually select venv of poetry)",
+            "type": "debugpy",
+            "request": "launch",
+            // "pythonPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/Scripts/python.exe", // need to set venv of poetry via vscode 
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "module": "pytest",
+            "args": [
+            ],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "justMyCode": true,
+        },
+        // run pytests with poetry
+        // {
+        //     "name": "DebugPy: poetry run pytest",
+        //     "type": "debugpy",
+        //     "request": "launch",
+        //     "program": "poetry",
+        //     "args": [
+        //         "run pytest"
+        //     ],
+        //     // "env": {
+        //     //     "PYTHONPATH": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        //     // },
+        //     "console": "integratedTerminal"
+        // },
+        {
+            "name": "[Deprecated] Python: Run pytest module (manually select venv of poetry)",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            // "pythonPath": "${workspaceFolder}/.venv/Scripts/python.exe",
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "module": "pytest",
+            "args": [
+            ],
+            "console": "integratedTerminal",
+            "justMyCode": false,
+        } 
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b38853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "python.testing.pytestArgs": [
+        "tests"
+    ],
+    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
+    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true
+}
\ No newline at end of file