Python in VS Code: Setup

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Python in Visual Studio Code

Install python and the extensions

Python3

Extensions

Python environment tools

1. pip (default)
2. pipenv
3. venv
4. conda

Install pipenv and create Pipfile

pip install --user pipenv

Add pipenv to $PATH and enable .venv in project directory

# .bashrc || .zshrc

export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
export PIPENV_VENV_IN_PROJECT=1

pipenv init + shell

pipenv shell

Install dev dependencies

pipenv install autopep8 -d

Formatting and linting

VS Code Settings

Ctrl + Shift + I

Errors

Errno 2: Pipenv searches virtual environment's python binary in wrong path

Solution: replace 'posix_prefix' with 'venv' in file above:

$HOME/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/pipenv/environment.py

extensions.json

// .vscode

{
    "recommendations": [
        "ms-toolsai.jupyter",
        "ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap",
        "ms-toolsai.jupyter-renderers",
        "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
        "ms-python.python",
        "VisualStudioExptTeam.vscodeintellicode"
    ]
}

Pipfile

[[source]]
url = "https://pypi.org/simple"
verify_ssl = true
name = "pypi"

[packages]

[dev-packages]
autopep8 = "*"

[requires]
python_version = "3.10"

settings.json

// .vscode

{
    "python.linting.enabled": true,
    "python.linting.pycodestyleEnabled": true,
    "python.formatting.autopep8Path": ".venv/bin/autopep8"
}