What happens when you activate a virtual environment named Foldenv in the terminal of python vscode and then use a virtual environment named venv in the palette?
i enter print ("hello world") in venv interpreter but terminal show me (Foldenv) in front of hello world
Python will use the python interpreter in the lower right corner (the one you selected in the Select Interpreter panel) to run the code.
But it doesn't activate another virtual environment again when there is already a terminal and activate a virtual environment. Unless you close the current terminal and run the code.
Another thing to note is that when you use the button to execute code in a terminal, then this terminal will always exist as the terminal for executing code. The following two cases are examples for your understanding.
The first case
Select the Foldenv environment interpreter and activate the environment in the terminal. Note that no code is running at this time.
Switch the interpreter to .venv in the Select Interpreter panel,
Use the play button to execute the code. At this time, a new terminal will be created automatically and the .venv environment will be activated to run the code.
The second case
Select the Foldenv environment interpreter and execute the code directly. A terminal is automatically created and the environment is activated at this point.
Switch the interpreter to .venv and run the code again. At this time, the code will be executed directly in the current terminal, but the .venv environment interpreter will be used.
I'm using python on vs code.
I created a virtual environment. Activated it. Installed packages with pip but still in code it says no module name found error.
I assume by "activated it" you mean you have called its activate script within the shell? Then only the shell knows about your environment, you still need to tell VS Code where it is.
Press Ctrl+Shift+P to bring up the command palette, run command Preferences: Open Workspace Settings (JSON) and add the following line to set the Python interpreter of the workspace to the one in your virtual environment:
"python.defaultInterpreterPath": "path/to/your/venv/bin/python"
I have django project folder with venv environment.
when opening vscode it has terminal opened in vscode.
Is there a way that I don't have to venv/bin/activate all the time when opening the project folder?
Edit (credit to #XJOJIX) from the comment in this answer. This will active the virtual environment without having to close or open terminals. A Python file still needs to be selected to load the Python extension.
Add this parameter in VS Code to "launch.json" or ".code-workspace"
"settings": {
"python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true
}
Previous Answer:
To have a VS Code terminal automatically activate a virtual environment when first launching VS Code:
Close the terminal before exiting VS Code.
Open VS Code. Ensure a Python file is selected to direct VS Code to load the Python extension.
Wait for the Python extension to finishing loading (very bottom
left of VS Code terminal).
Open a new terminal after Python extension has loaded. The venv will automatically activate.
The trick is to open the terminal only after the Python extension has loaded.
If the directory of the terminal contains a virtual environment, VS Code will also automatically activate a virtual environment if a new terminal is opened. As before, a Python file must be selected and the Python extension must be fully loaded.
If you are on a mac OS, the simplest thing is to make ENV for your python projects.
Follow these simple Command in your Vs Code Terminal and you get your ENV activated :
Python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
(The env in the first line is your env name so you can type any name)
Use the command palette to trigger the "Python: select interpreter" command. It should allow you to pick your virtual environment.
The article Using Python environments in VS Code migth be of interest to you.
If you use window machine, it might locate at
env/Scripts/activate
You can run above in your vscode terminal to activate your venv
I created a virtual environment in vscode in a folder called server by typing:
python -m venv env
And I opened the server folder, select interpreter Python 3.8.1 64-bit('env':venv)
then I got following error:
I can't find any solution to this and I am stuck for hours.
It seems that it is going to activate the environment through a powershell script. And running such scripts is turned off by default. Also, usually a virtual environment is activated through cmd and .bat script. You could either turn on running powershell script or make VS Code activate an environment through cmd and .bat file.
The first way - using cmd instead of Powershell
I just checked it in my PC and VS Code doesn't use Powershell at all. It activate an environment with cmd instead of Powershell. Probably it is worth to check VS Code settings, set cmd as a default terminal. It is probably such an option in the main settings.json (you can open it through ctrl+shift+p and type 'open settings (JSON)'): "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",.
The second way - changing Powershell execution policy
In order to change Powershell execution policy you can add "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": ["-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass"] to your main VS Code settings.
Also you can open a Powershell window as administrator and type the following:
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser
Then respond y to any questions.
An update with regards to using the Command Prompt instead of Powershell in VS Code:
When implementing "terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe" in settings.json it gives the notice:
This is deprecated, the new recommended way to configure your default shell is by creating a terminal profile in #terminal.integrated.profiles.windows# and setting its profile name as the default in #terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows#. This will currently take priority over the new profiles settings but that will change in the future
After taking a look at the documentation I've found that the correct alternative would be to include a line as shown below.
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "Command Prompt"
Alternatively, you can also use the GUI as shown in the documentation. More advanced settings are also shown there.
Try Using Cmd in vscode and Run this command env(your Virtual Env name)\Scripts\activate
I have Anaconda and Visual Studio Code installed on my computer. My default terminal for VS Code is Git Bash. When I open a new terminal in VSCode, it immediately runs the following commands:
C:/Users/ethan/AppData/Local/Continuum/anaconda3/Scripts/activate
conda activate base
The second of these commands gives the following error:
CommandNotFoundError: Your shell has not been properly configured to use 'conda activate'.
If using 'conda activate' from a batch script, change your
invocation to 'CALL conda.bat activate'.
I have tried running conda init bash and conda init --all both inside the VSCode terminal, and inside Git Bash. It handles that command fine, but it doesn't solve my problem. I don't know if the second line of the error applies to me, but even if it did, I don't know how to change the command being called because it is done automatically by VSCode. This error occurs every time I launch a terminal in VSCode (even if I don't have any python files present in my workspace), and it happens both when I launch VSCode from the launch button in Anaconda Navigator and when I launch VSCode by itself.
I had the same issue. For me, easily resolved by launching VSC from the conda window.
Specifically, open your cmd prompt (for me, Anaconda Prompt), activate the environment using 'conda activate [envname]'. Then just run the command 'code'. This will launch VS Code with the activated environment and associated variables. From there, the debug works as expected.
I had the same issue, I've fixed it by adding the Python.CondaPath in settings.
Press Ctrl + Shift + P and select Terminal Configuration. Search for python.conda, and paste your conda path for example. C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe
This will fix your issue.
In VS code settings, search for "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows", then click "Edit in settings.json". For me, this opened "%APPDATA%\Code\User\settings.json".
I set "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": "-i -l" and this fixed it for me. My file:
{
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "C:\\Program Files\\Git\\bin\\bash.exe",
"terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": "-i -l"
}
Since conda activate command would cause CommandNotFoundError, use source activate command instead. It works the same.
I had the same issue. I got the following error:
CommandNotFoundError: Your shell has not been properly configured to use 'conda activate'.
If using 'conda activate' from a batch script, change your invocation to 'CALL conda.bat activate'.
To initialize your shell, run
$ conda init <SHELL_NAME>
Currently supported shells are:
- bash
- cmd.exe
- fish
- tcsh
- xonsh
- zsh
- powershell
See 'conda init --help' for more information and options.
IMPORTANT: You may need to close and restart your shell after running 'conda init'.
I solved it by manully run
source activate base
and Ta-da~ DONE!
This trick is simple, while needed every time you open a new git-bash terminal in VSCode.
This worked for me go to setting and search for
terminal.integrated.shellargs.windows
then choose Command Prompt like this
I had exactly the same error as you. I solved it with a tip from a Python course in Udacity
Open Git Bash command line (NOT within VSC terminal) and go to your home folder, e.g., /c/Users/arman. Then run the following two commands but replace [YOUR_PATH] with your Anaconda installation folder
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:[YOUR_PATH]:[YOUR_PATH]/Scripts"' >> .bashrc
echo 'alias python="winpty python.exe"' >> .bashrc
For example in my case, as I have miniconda, I executed:
echo 'export PATH="$PATH:/c/Users/arman/Miniconda3:/c/Users/arman/Miniconda3/Scripts"' >> .bashrc
echo 'alias python="winpty python.exe"' >> .bashrc
After this executing those lines, i.e., creating the .bashrc file, then run:
source .bashrc
Afterwards, open VSC and try running or debugging a python program. It worked for me!
I solved this issue by using Powershell. Start the Powershell as Administrator and then type
set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Say yes if it asks a confirmation. Now, VSCode debugger option can be used with Python.
When I changed my default terminal in VS Code to cmd.exe I got conda to work properly for me.
None of these worked for me. In the end I changed my default VScode terminal to cmd instead of Powershell in the terminal default settings which was None for Windows. I had already added conda.exe to my path and changed the permissions as described above.
For some reason the activate.bat file was now found in the path which activated my virtual env.
This answer is dedicated to Windows 10/11 users, based on PowerShell VS Code integrated terminal, and assumes using miniconda but the same holds for conda under the previous environment.
From the start menu type or search for Anaconda Powershell Prompt then right-click to open its file location. You should see the PowerShell shortcut. Right-click and open properties. In the target bar try to find C:\Users\username\miniconda3\shell\condabin\conda-hook.ps1' ; PowerShell script (.ps1). Using file explorer locate C:\Users\username\miniconda3\shell\condabin. Copy the content of that script.
In the default Documents folder create a folder named WindowsPowerShell if not exists and edit or create a new Microsoft.VSCode_profile.ps1 script in it. Lastly, paste by appending the content of the former script.
You could do the same for the external PowerShell but the script under the path C:\Users\username\Documents\WindowsPowerShell should be named Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1.
In other words, the PowerShell profile script enables the creation of aliases and defining functions that load every time you launch the shell. However, the changes take effect after restarting VS Code and/or PowerShell.