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Visual Studio Code wont find my interpreter

I have used python 3.8.5 before on this computer and one day it just can't find the interpreter. I've tried reinstalling python, reinstalling VS code, and I've tried repairing corrupt files.

In vs code
In top left, Click on view
Click on Command Palette
Click on Python: Select Interpreter
Click on your python version
If python directory does not appear, copy python.exe directory and paste it in the Python: Select Interpreter bar.

First, you need to check whether it's a problem related to 'Python' which installed on your computer. Open the cmd out of VSCode, type in 'python --version' to check the output. If you can't get the proper output, you need to check whether you have added the python path to the 'PATH' system variable.
Second, if everything works well out of VSCode. That means that's the problem of 'Python' extension. You'd better reinstall or downgrade the 'Python' extension.

Why does python --version return nothing in the command prompt

I recently installed Python 3.7.9 for a class I am taking. I am able to run python code both through the windows command prompt and Visual Studio 2019. I was making sure everything was set up correctly. However, when i run the command python --version, it just enters a blank line. IS there something im supposed to do after installing python to set up my Command Prompt?

VS code pulls from the specified file path for each python version, so it will work regardless of if python has been added to your PATH.
Does it give you an error when you just type python into your CMD (not inside vs code)?
If it does then you need to add python to your PATH, details for this can be found here:How to add a folder to `Path` environment variable in Windows 10 (with screenshots)
and the folder paths you need are:
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\Scripts\
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\

Visual Code on Windows can't find module after installing it with PIP. Using wrong Python in Terminal window?

I am using Visual Code 1.47.0 on Windows 8.1 with the latest version of the Python extension installed too. I just installed a module using pip. I then created a new Python file to test it. The IDE highlights the import statement as an error and the drop-down info box says "Unable to import 'extpylib'. If I try to run/debug the test file, I get a traceback error saying:
C:\Users\User\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python38\Scripts
Exception has occurred: ModuleNotFoundError
No module named 'extpylib'
File "C:\Users\user\Documents\PythonProjects\test-extpylib.py", line 2, in <module>
import extpylib
If I run the pip install command again, even with the "--upgrade" command line argument, it says everything is installed and that I'm using the latest build. I am wondering if this is happening because the VSCODE Terminal window is still using Python 2.7, and not the version I have selected in the status bar, which is Python 3.8.3 64-bit? I am not using the Code Runner extension.
I assumeg that this mismatch of versions between the IDE and the VSCODE Terminal window is causing my issue? If so, how can I get the VSCODE Terminal window to use the same version as that which is selected in the IDE? If not, what is the real problem and how can I fix it?

You may have many python paths and VS code is using the wrong one. Choose the right interpreter path just clicking here:

I solved this by closing and re-opening the vs-code after installing new package.

It seems like an environment issue. In my own Visual Studio code integrated terminal, when I type which python and which pip, I get the correct path to both python and pip executables. So this:
I am wondering if this is happening because the VSCODE Terminal window is still using Python 2.7, and not the version I have selected in the status bar, which is Python 3.8.3 64-bit?
Definitely seems to be the issue.
If your VSCODE terminal still uses Python 2.7, you could follow the tips presented here:
However, launching VS Code from a shell in which a certain Python environment is activated does not automatically activate that environment in the default Integrated Terminal. Use the Terminal: Create New Integrated Terminal command after VS Code is running.
and
Note: conda environments cannot be automatically activated in the integrated terminal if PowerShell is set as the integrated shell. See Integrated terminal - Configuration for how to change the shell.
and
Changing interpreters with the Python: Select Interpreter command doesn't affect terminal panels that are already open.

Of course, the package you installed in an environment is independent of other environments.
As you said the VSCode Terminal using Python2.7 while the status bar shows the selected interpreter is Python3.8.3 64-bit. This meaning you are using the global python(3.8.3) to run the python file while you install the package to the Python(2.7) environment.
Solution:
After you selected the python interpreter in the status bar, you need to activate the environment in Terminal through shortcut 'Ctrl+Shift+`'. You can through these commands to check which environment you are using:
In the terminal:
By command "pip --version" to check which pip you are using.
By command "python" -> "import sys; sys.executable" to check which python you are using.
By command "python" -> "import sys; sys.path" to check which 'site-package' the interpreter searching for.

pip command that was used to install the package is based on a different version of python versus what VS Code is using.
Check the python version of your pip command, run pip --version. For example, on my system, this is the output of this command.
$ pip --version
pip 22.0.4 from /Library/Python/3.8/site-packages/pip (python 3.8)
Check the version of code that VS code is using. For VS code 1.61, the python version will be visible at the bottom left corner while a python file is open in the editor. Screen shot of the same is given below. You can also observe from the screen shot that lazy_streams package is not being recognised by VS code.
To solve the error in VS code, update the python version in VScode to be same as that of pip. Updating of the version can be done by simply clicking on the Python version displayed, which will further prompt you to select among all available python versions on your system.

VS Code Python installation and Python Interpreter not recognized

I am getting this message on the VS Code that "Python is not installed. Please download and install python before using the extension."
There is also no *"Python Interpreter"* to select. When I click on it it shows it empty.
I do have Python and Python extension installed and I do have virtual environments set up in the Anaconda navigator but for some reason, I am not able to use them. I tried many ways like reinstalling the Python, Anaconda, and VS Code and also the Python extension for VS code but it's not solving the issue. What could be the reason?
I have attached a screenshot of the VS Code as well.
Pleae click here to see the screenshot
Thanks for your help.

I tried many methods but none worked. So then I removed this extension "Anaconda Extension Pack by Microsoft" and it solved the issue. So anyone facing the same issue might try uninstalling this extension.

I once faced similar problem and i found out that by default vs code looks for /usr/bin/python however in some cases on linux and mac the path is /usr/bin/python3 or 2 , so you can fix it by declaring python3 as default version .
open terminal and type the following command
sudo apt install python-is-python3
check the installation using -
python --version
it should give the output as 3.x.x

This is interpreter error. you have to click on interpreter error showing bottom right in vs code then you choose installed latest python version.

I reinstalled VS Code as is - not changing existing libraries etc - and now VS Code recognises Python/ paths again. :)
After updating to Windows 11 I think it just needed a refresh.

What did it for me was adding python to the environment variables (Windows).
Find python at "C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe"
Copy this path
In the file explorer right click "This PC" and select properties
Click Advanced System Settings in the settings window that will open (blue link on the right)
Select Environment Variable -> New -> Add the copied python path

visual studio code (run Python file in terminal does not work)

visual studio code, pressing run does not work on mac. Let say I want to print the word "Hello" and run the code print("Hello"), it will not be executed. I tried reinstalling python and visual studio but I could't resolve the problem.

When this happens to me, the Python interpreter borked and I need to press ctrl + c (abort) in the terminal a couple of times. It's still in the Python process and vscode is trying to input the run command into a Python process that's not actually a terminal.

I ran into the same issue. Figured out that I forgot to select the Add Python 3.8 to PATH while installing. You can either choose to uninstall and reinstall Python and make sure to select the above option OR you can manually update the user environment variable for PATH and add the path to scripts and python like the following.
C:\Users\<addyourusernamehere>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\Scripts\
C:\Users\<addyourusernamehere>\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38-32\

For me, downgrading VS Code extension called Python helped.
This shows where the option to install another version is in VS Code Extensions
As for today, I had to go back to version 2021.11.1422169775
M1 MacBook, macOS Monterey 12.2.1