Python – Using Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu No.34

How to run python code in Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu is shown in this blog.

▼1. Let’s write python code in Visual Studio Code

In Visual Studio Code, there are many available programming languages. e.g) Java, C, C++, Python etc on Windows OS, Mac OS and Linux. in this case, I will try to use python. Python doesn’t require compile and it’s an interpreted language. Ref: Get Started Tutorial for Python in Visual Studio Code

▼2. Prerequisites

2-1. Using Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS

Ref: https://releases.ubuntu.com/20.04/

2-2. Installing Visual Studio Code

Ref: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux

sudo snap install --classic code

2-3. Installing Python extension

Ref: Get Started Tutorial for Python in Visual Studio Code

Confirming the installed python version

python3 --version

Python 3.8.5

2-4. Installing Python interpriter

Ref: Installation – pip documentation v21.1.3 (pypa.io)

2-5. Starting VS Code

After creating the folder “hello”, “code .” in this “hello” folder is executed.

mkdir hello
cd hello
code .

▼3. Showing Hello World using Python

3-1. Creating python code

Creating the python code “hello.py” in the folder “hello”

# hello.py
msg = "Hello World"
print(msg)

3-2. Run the Python code

There are 5 ways to run the python code.

3-2-1. Clicking the green arrow upper right

3-2-2. Clicking “Run Python file in Terminal” after right click on VS Code

3-2-3. Pressing “SIFT” + “ENTER” key at the same time after choosing the code that we want to run

3-2-4. Pressing “CTRL” + “SHIFT” + “p” key at the same time and then choosing “Python: Start REPL”. after that, run code line by line in REPL Terminal.

3-2-5. Using Bash in Terminal

python3 hello.py

Hello World

3-3. How to debug the python code

1. Choosing the code that you want to debug and doing left click to show red circle for the debug
2. Pressing F5 and “Select a debug configuration” is shown.
3. Choosing “Python File Debug the currently active Python file”
4. Doing a step execution

▼4. 参考情報

• Get Started Tutorial for Python in Visual Studio Code
• Python -Create, write and read file -VS Code on Ubuntu No.35

That’s all. Have a nice day ahead !!!