Say I'm reading file xyz.py. And I want to see both func_x and class_y at the same time, so that I don't have to keep on scrolling up and down to go back and forth.
How would I open file xyz.py side-by-side so that I can read both at the same time?
Note: This is different from the question Visual Studio Code: How to split the editor vertically, as it doesn't explain how to have the same window side by side.
In the top right of your screen there should be a split editor button that looks like this: 
That should do the trick.
The default keyboard shortcut (on windows) is Ctrl+\
(Ctrl or ⌘+Shift+P)
Type split e Enter
(Select View: Split Editor)
Alt+Left-click the file
Click the Split Editor button (
) in the upper right corner.
None of the above worked for me
but ⌘ + \ worked.
