This script is to open a particular directory directly in VSCode using a custom hot key in Ubuntu.

openVSCodeHotKeyUbuntu.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import subprocess
import pyperclip
import os
import sys

subprocess.call(["xdotool", "key", "Control_L+c"])
prefix, absPath = pyperclip.paste().split('file://')
#Dealing with paths containing whitespaces which are replaced with "%20" in the clipboard string value of absPath variable
dirPath = absPath.strip().replace("%20", " ")
print(dirPath)
subprocess.run(["code", os.path.abspath(dirPath)])
#Uncomment the following line if you wish to keep the terminal window open to peruse the values printed by this script
#input("Press enter to exit ;)")
sys.exit()

Since this python script uses the content of the clipboard to open the right directory in VSCode, I must first click on the desired directory in Nautilus, then Ctrl-C, then I do my hotkey (as an example, Ctrl+Shift+i was my choice in this case).

Note
This is the command set for the hot key:
gnome-terminal -e 'bash -c "python3 /home/boostup/openVSCodeHotKeyUbuntu.py; read line"'

remove ; read line if you want the terminal window to close automatically once VsCode is open