I am using visual studio code to try and replace the Spyder IDE. To replicate Spyder's variable explorer, I am trying to leverage VS code's Python Interactive Window.
Upon launching Vs Code, I select my environment using "Select Interpreter" and then picking the env. This then changes at the bottom of the application as expected.
However, when I then try and run my code in the interactive window it appears to reference a different environment? It also keeps telling me to install ipykernel.
Is this functioning correctly? I do see an option to change the env in the interactive window but that doesn't do anything.enter image description here
I found a similar question here But I have ipykernel installed in my environment so I'm not sure why it wouldn't notice that? Is there another dependency?
Maybe we can simplify the problem.
Click top-right environment and changes it to which you want.
Start off by opening your Anaconda prompt and from there activate your virtual environment (type: conda activate my_env, replacing my_env with your environment name, and hit enter.)
Then type the command: 'code', which will open up VS Code from within your active virtual environment. Before this approach, also check that your VS Code settings.json file has the python path set correctly to your environment installation. Now it should work.
To see your install path: Anaconda is installed in your user home directory: Windows 10: C:\Users\\Anaconda3\
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Maybe a simple question, but I cannot figure it out. I work within Visual Studio Code on a MacBook. Within a directory I create a virtual environment and have activated that with source .venv/bin/activate scripts and everything works fine.
In the terminal I see (.venv) (base) gaston#MacBook-Pro WebScraping %
When I start visual code another time and open this same directory I do not see the (.venv) so I again give manually the command to activate.
My question is there a way to activate the virtual environment automatically when opening the directory?
VS Code Default Python Interpreter Path
You can do this in a number of ways. If your goal is to have the virtual environment selected immediately at the launch of VS Code, you will have to target that virtual environment as the Python Interpreter in VSC.
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments
System Preferences->Settings->Python: Default Interpreter Path
You'll want to point it to your virtualenv Python installation, likely something like:
envFolder/bin/python3
VS Code Launch Configuration Python Interpreter
You can also set a specific launch configuration so that VSCode will still use your system Python instance by default; however, specific launch configurations will have the virtual environment specified.
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/debugging
I did something within settings and now it works.
When I open VSC now it opens the directory and the right environment, just the way I wanted it.
Took me some while to figure what finally did the trick:
I opened settings Command + , typed env in the search box. Scrolled through the results until I saw:
Python > Terminal: Activate Env In Current Terminal
and checked the checkbox. That solved my problem.
On my Mac, I installed Python using Miniconda and I have also installed various Python packages using conda. In the Mac Terminal app, my base conda environment is active and when I run Python it correctly uses the Miniconda version of Python as shown below:
In Visual Studio Code (VSCode), I have selected the Miniconda version of Python using the Python Interpreter setting. The correct version of Python and conda environment is shown at the bottom of the window:
However, when I use the built-in terminal in VSCode it still uses the macOS Python even though it shows the base conda environment is active:
I'm using the Python, One Dark Pro, and Jupyter extensions in VSCode. Also, the $PATH in the VSCode terminal and in the Mac terminal app returns the following:
# VSCode terminal
base ❯ echo $PATH
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:/Users/gavinw/miniconda3/bin:/Users/gavinw/miniconda3/condabin
# Mac terminal app
base ❯ echo $PATH
/Users/gavinw/miniconda3/bin:/Users/gavinw/miniconda3/condabin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Library/TeX/texbin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin
How can I configure the Visual Studio Code terminal to use the Miniconda version of Python?
After selecting the Python that comes with conda, the Python interpreter will be displayed in the lower left corner of VSCode, and then use the shortcut key Ctrl+Shift+` to open a new VSCode terminal, (or click "Terminal", "New terminal") it will automatically enter the selected environment and activate it automatically.
The terminal uses whatever python environment your configured shell command is set to. It is in no way linked to the environment of VS Code
However, If you attempt to run a Python file, it will open up the terminal with the full path to the specified interpreter
These details are laid out in the docs
The Python extension uses the selected environment for running Python code (using the Python: Run Python File in Terminal command), providing language services (auto-complete, syntax checking, linting, formatting, etc.) when you have a .py file open in the editor, and opening a terminal with the Terminal: Create New Integrated Terminal command. In the latter case, VS Code automatically activated the selected environment.
Also, if using code command from an activated session...
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.
Otherwise, launching the desktop app directly would also not be done from an activated conda environment
You may want to check the value in your settings for "python.terminal.activateEnvironment", but I believe this only applies when you actually run a .py file
I am using VS-Code and anaconda environment for python interpreter. I select the exact anaconda base environment by ctrl + shift + ` and it also reflects in the downside panel of vscode. But, when I checked the python version it shows my system's default python environment 3.7.9. If you see the below screenshot than, the anaconda environment is with 3.8.3.
Please give me solution, Thank you.
Changing the version in VSCode does not change the the instance that your PS instance will use. Try doing where python to see where the V3.7.9 that your PS instance is picking up is. Then remove that version from the environment variables and add the path to the V3.8.3 instead.
Additionally you can do: To forcefully use v3.8.3
Specify python version in command
py -3.8 <command>
OR set PY_PYTHON environment variable to set which version to use.
Take a look at this for further help Python docs
after changing the environment, you can restart the vs code again. it might be changed now. if not, then try changing now againg by clicking the interpreter name which is displayed on left bottom of the vscode window
For those tried these steps and achieved nothing:
select different interpreter
reboot VScode
reinstall VScode Python extension and delete its folders
Probably you are working in the workspace and not in folder. You probably set interpreter at workspace level, that can't be used in one of the folders of the workspace. Try to open your folder separately from the workspace and select interpreter you want. This worked for me.
To check & change vs code interpreter:
In top left menu bar Click view
In the dropdown menu, Click Command Palette
Click Python: Select Interpreter
Choose & Click on your desired Interpreter
Another way to be sure to use anconda interpreter, open anaconda navigator and launch vs code from there.
original vs code How-To
I recently migrated from Spyder to VScode. I created a new conda environment and used setting.json to change the environment in VScode, "python.pythonPath": "/Users/dcai/anaconda3/envs/alphalens/bin/python"
However when I tried to run the code in Python Interactive, a different environment was loaded.
Is there a way for me to change the Python Interactive environment and match it to my terminal environment?
The Python Interactive window should be starting up using the Python version selected in the lower left corner of the VS Code IDE. This is the same environment that you can also pick via the Python: Select Interpreter command palette option. However the Python Interactive window does do one thing differently here. If the currently selected environment does not have jupyter installed it will look in the other environments for one that does and launch it, you should see a warning message in this case that a different environment was used.
Did this help answer your question? I'm a developer on this feature so I can help you debug if you are still seeing the wrong env launched.
I had the same situation as the OP. After reviewing #IanHuff's answer, that if desired (target) environment does not have Jupyter installed, the Python Interactive window will use another where it is found. I considered installing Jupyter in my target environment, but it would have installed a lot of packages. Having to do that for each virtual environment would be unnecessarily burdensome. So instead of the entire Jupyter package, I installed just the ipython_kernel in the target environment as follows and it worked:
$ ipython kernel install --user --name=<target_environment_name>
Hope this helps others trying to use Visual Studio Code with Jupyter Notebooks.
I have installed anaconda with python 3.5, and created a new environment with Python 2.7 (on windows 10).
I can easily change the Anaconda environment with the command line tool. However in Pycharm, when I try to change the Python interpreter, I can only see the Anaconda Python 3.5 version.
Is there a easy way to select the Anaconda environment from Pycharm?
In PyCharm you can add how many interpreter you want. You have to go in
Settings->Project->Project Interpreter
Here, you should see the current interpreter.
At the top of the window, there is a list which contains all local interpreters.
If you find it in the list select it, otherwise, in the right corner of the window, there is a settings icon; press it and press on Add local.
After this navigate in your computer and select the directory that contains the Anaconda env.
edit
As PatriceG suggested in comments, if you already have an Anaconda environment but you don't know where is it or you don't remember, you can check the current position using the following command:
conda info --envs
Then, you should be able to find and select it.
Now, you have to add the anconda env to your local interpreter, so you are able to use it.
Go to Setting then Project Interpreter Click on Setting icon which will lead to browse folder, Choose Add Local then on left side of page, click on system Interpreter then Press OK and Apply.