how to set paths for python and pipenv in vscode and .zshrc file in $PATH variable only for pipenv

pipenv_and_python_path.md

MAC OS Catalina

Python Path:

In .vscode folder where your workspace settings are included set your location of python and pipenv package as follows

{
    "python.pythonPath": "/Users/farhansaeed/.local/share/virtualenvs/ga_loader-8xg8-7fK/bin/python",
    "python.pipenvPath": "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages",
    "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
    "python.linting.enabled": true
}

virtualenv Location

In Mac OS I have to put it there so that vscode knows where all virtual enrionments are and allocate the one associated with project workspace in status bar (python 3.6.8 64 bit ('ga_loader-8xg8-7fK':venv))

"python.venvPath": "/Users/farhansaeed/.local/share/virtualenvs/",

pipenv Path:

• Also set pipenvPath as above to suppress below message in vscode

"Workspace contains Pipfile but 'pipenv' was not found. Make sure 'pipenv' is on the PATH."

• Also add following in .zshrc

PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin:$PATH"
# This path needs to be defined to use python 3 and avoid system python 2.7 in mac/linux based systems.
PATH="/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages:$PATH"
# This path needs to be defined to suppress vscode "Workspace contains Pipfile but 'pipenv' was not found. Make sure 'pipenv' is on the PATH." message.
PATH="$HOME/scripts:$PATH"
export PATH

NOTE:

For Python :

• Usually this paths depends on your installation location of bin/python.
• Location can be found by writing 'which python3' in iterm2 (depending up alias python = 'python3' is set) otherwise it will point to mac os system python 2.7
• We can use two paths either python installation path /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin/python or path inside virtual environment which I have given in my example. (after activating virtual environment inside my project.)
• This python path inside virutual environement can be found by doing 'which python3' inside activated virtual environment.
• Make sure your python 3 installation location is in $PATH too for pipenv to use python 3 while creating virtual environemnt.

For Pipenv :

We need to find the location of the pipenv package. location of pipenv that 'which pipenv' gives still not remove vscode message and it provides following location which is not correct.

/Users/farhansaeed/.local/share/virtualenvs/ga_loader-8xg8-7fK/bin/pipenv for activated virtual env.

/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/bin/pipenv for not activated virtualenv

It needs location of pipenv package.

This location is

**/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages**

and this can be found by running at ~ directory or any location

/Users/farhansaeed > pip install --user pipenv

This will give following location if its already installed.

**Requirement already satisfied: pipenv in /Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.6/lib/python3.6/site-packages (2018.11.26)**

Windows 10

I didn't have to place pipenvPath variable to suppress the annoying message of pipenv not existing.