A VS Code settings file that contains what's needed to work properly with python. It configures tests and linting, so all imports are recognized and all problems are detected correctly, globally. Please install the python extensions pack in VS Code first.

settings.json

{
    "python.testing.unittestArgs": [
        "-v",
        "-s",
        "./tests",
        "-p",
        "test_*.py"
    ],
    "python.testing.pytestEnabled": false,
    "python.testing.unittestEnabled": true,
    
    "python.analysis.extraPaths": ["${workspaceFolder}/code/lambda/_shared_library/python/"],

    "python.languageServer": "Pylance",
    "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "strict",
    "python.analysis.diagnosticSeverityOverrides": {
        "reportUnusedImport": "warning",
        "reportUnnecessaryTypeIgnoreComment": "information",
        "reportUnusedVariable": "information",
        "reportMissingTypeStubs": "none",
        "reportUnknownParameterType": "none",
        "reportMissingParameterType": "none",
        "reportUnknownMemberType": "none",
        "reportUnknownArgumentType": "none",
        //"reportGeneralTypeIssues": "none",  // Needed to detect wrong imports, but includes non needed checks
        "reportUnknownVariableType": "none",
        "reportOptionalSubscript": "none",
        "reportPrivateUsage": "none"
    },
    "python.analysis.diagnosticMode": "workspace",
}