I have no idea whats going on but I activated venv by using Scripts/activate and it doesnt working yet, the (venv) isnt appearing
please someone could help me? I tried everything I could find lol
It looks like you are using Git Bash or a similar bash-like system for Windows. You need to run Scripts/activate.sh in this environment.
For PowerShell, use Scripts/activate.ps1, and for cmd use Scripts/activate.bat.
What terminal are you using? Please create a new powershell or cmd terminal. Also you should not open the folder of the virtual environment as a workspace. Below are the correct steps.
Create a new folder as a workspace, then open this folder in vscode
Create a new terminal using the following command to create a virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
Use the following command to activate the environment after creation
.venv\scripts\activate
Another way is to select the interpreter of the virtual environment in the Select Interpreter panel after creating the environment
And then the new terminal will automatically activate the environment
You can read creating-environments and venv.
Related
Recently I've been using pyenv-virtualenv for my python projects and with the vscode extension "Python Environment Manager", and I love the combo.
However I currently need to activate the virtualenvs manually through the plugin.
Does anyone know if there's a good way and have tested it to do it automatically?
Can I for for example create some kind of file structure that would allow vscode to automatically select the right pyenv-virtualenv when I open a file in a specific repo/folder?
Open a folder as a workspace
Use the command to create a new virtual environment in the terminal,
The above command will generate a .venv folder in the current workspace, which is a virtual environment named .venv
Select the .venv virtual environment interpreter in the Select Interpreter panel
New terminals will automatically activate the environment
When you open this folder with vscode next time, VScode will select the last interpreter by default. If you have not changed it, then you will select the .venv virtual environment by default when you open this folder in the future.
I want to write a first_setup.py script, where users can run it for the first time and the script will do the entire setup automatically, namely it will create a virtual environment, activate it, and install the requirements with pip. Users can then start to use the program without worrying about any dependency issue.
Therefore, I used venv together with subprocess library. My Python version is 3.7.5. With the following command, it creates the virtual environment in the working directory:
env_name = ".venv"
subprocess.run(["python", "-m", "venv", env_name])
However, activation doesn't work. I tried to activate it in various ways, for example:
subprocess.run([f"{venv_name}\\Scripts\\Activate.ps1"], shell=True)
This just opens Activate.ps1 in Windows Text Editor like a .txt file (?). I also thought to add .../Scripts/python.exe to the PATH variable, but it didn't work actually.
Furthermore, when the venv created by the script, VS Code pops up a message saying a venv detected, do you want to use it? If I click on Yes, then it changes my interpreter to venv, which is exactly what I want to do, but automatically with the first_setup.py script.
How can I proceed?
Does this first_setup script need to be Python?
The problem is that the activate script sets environment variables for the shell, which is why it’s usually run with ‘source’.
try using bash file:
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install your_library
When I create a new project and the virtual environment using the venv python package, VSCode doesn't recognize the new virtual environment. I follow the bellow instruction:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments
The command that I use in the VSCode integrated terminal is:
python -m venv .venv
The terminal that I use is PowerShell 7, But I tried the CMD terminal too.
After running this command, the .venv folder is created very well on the workspace and I checked its behavior on the terminal.
I tried conda package manager to create a venv and VSCode recognizes it. The problem is only with the venv Python package.
I also tried another Python version to create venv, But the problem still exists.
I read this question:
How can I set up a virtual environment for Python in Visual Studio Code?
I know how to add an environment manually, but I expect VSCode to recognize my environments automatically.
I added these lines to settings.json (Preferences):
"python.venvPath": "~/.venv",
"python.venvFolders": [
"~/.venv/Scripts"
]
I activated the venv manually using VSCode integrated terminal.
The problem still isn't solved.
This is a screenshot of my problem:
I know how to add an environment manually, but I want it to be automatic.
I tried VSCode on another PC, and it worked; It doesn't need anything to do except the presence of venv.
VSCode Version: 1.58.0
Python Extension Version: v2021.6.944021595
The "python.venvPath" should be set to the parent folder of the .venv folder.
Virtual environments located in the folder identified by the
python.venvPath setting (see General settings), which can contain
multiple virtual environments. The extension looks for virtual
environments in the first-level subfolders of venvPath.
But, you need not set that. The Python extension should find the venv environment, as it is just located under your workspace folder.
Virtual environments located directly under the workspace (project)
folder.
I tried it locally, it does not work too. It will only show the cached environment path, and the "python.venvPath" does not work either.
And there are some changes of the interpreter storage:
A VSCode internal storage is introduced which will now store the
interpreter settings in the workspace & workspace folder scope.
You can refer to here for more details.
So, it's recommended to select the environment path manually for now.
After writing this command in VS CodeTerminal
python -m venv env
You can simply use
.\env\Scripts\Activate
In the same directory path where you have created the virtual enviroment.
For some reason VSCode had uninstalled all my Python extensions including the main Python extension. After reinstalling them it was able to detect my virtualenvs again.
So I was having this same issue and I resolved it by,
1. Open Settings in VSCode.
2. Search for "python.terminal.activateEnvironment"
3. If unchecked/unticked, then check/tick for both "User" and "Workspace".
The problem is not with VSCode but the workspace settings in which I was working on.
Just changed that and Voila works like a charm.
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've been told that to activate a Virtual Environment in Django for Windows I should try:
environment_path\Scripts\activate
But when I enter that, cmd returns this error:
The system cannot find the path specified.
I created the virtual environment by entering:
python3 -m venv env
However when I try env\Scripts\activate I get the error described.
Can anyone help? Thanks.
Activating a virtual environment on Windows depends on where you are running it from. From the Windows Command Prompt, the command is:
environment_path\Scripts\activate.bat
If the Git-Bash shell is being used, which adds several useful tools and a more Unix/Linux-like environment, then the command is:
source environment_path\Scripts\activate
I have found the prerequisites section of Test-Driven Development with Python aka "the Testing Goat book" to be handy in getting Django, Python and related things setup on Windows.
You can create virtual environment in windows as:
py -m venv myenv (Here myenv is the name that users give. It can be anything you want)
Now to activate your myenv virtual environment type:myenv\scripts\activate
To deactivate virtual environment simply type:
deactivate
If you are using windows 7, then try environment_path\Scripts\activate.ps1
Also, error is saying, The system cannot find the path specified., make sure your path is correct.
Remember scripts folder is in your virtualenv folder.