diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
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+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Python: Current File",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${file}",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Python: Run Functional Tests (From Scratch)",
+      "type": "debugpy",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "pytest",
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "env": {
+        "PYTEST_CASSETTES_DIR": "${workspaceFolder}/tests/cassettes"
+      },
+      "preLaunchTask": "delete_cassettes"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
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+{
+  // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+  // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "delete_cassettes",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "rm",
+      "args": ["-rf", "${workspaceFolder}/tests/**/cassettes/*.yaml"],
+      "problemMatcher": {
+        "base": "$tsc-watch",
+        "applyTo": "allDocuments"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}