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title: Run Python Code In Visual Studio Code
tags: [Visual Studio Code, Python]

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Run Python Code In Visual Studio Code
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##### tags: `Visual Studio Code` `Python`

## Download and Installation Visual Studio Code
1. Download Visual Studio Code
    > Offical Download:  [https://code.visualstudio.com/](https://code.visualstudio.com/)

2. Open Execution File to start installation process, as below,
    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rksk09Rw3.png)


3. Keep click 「Next」 to completed installation.

## Download and Installation Python
1. Download Python
    > Offical Download:  [https://www.python.org/](https://www.python.org/)

2. Open Execution File to start installation process, as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HkKEAcCwn.png)
    
3. Chekced 「Add python.exe to PATH」option and click Install Now to go to next step, as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/S1lLkiAPh.png)

4. Waiting Installation, as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BkZ51i0w3.png)
    
5. After completed install, you will seen the page ad below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/Hk0n1iCv3.png)
    
    
## Configuration the Visual Studio Code
1. Open the Visual Studio Code, and install the 「Python」 and 「Code Runner」plugins, as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SJcMbCRv3.png)

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BJ-H-ACvn.png)
    
2. Open the new blank folder where you want your project locate. Let me put the project on 「C:\Users\User\Desktop\Project\Python\Practice」, as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/H1MozARDh.png)

3. Press 「Ctrl + Esc」 shortcut to open the terminal, and input
    ```
    pip install virtualenv
    ```
    to install the package for virtual environment and press enter,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/HyNo70Awn.png)

4. Same as previous step, this time input the
    ```
    virtualenv .venv
    ```
    and press enter, if successfully, the terminal will print out message for virtual environment information, and check out your workspace, the 「.venv」 folder is already created, as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/rkciNRADn.png)

5. Press 「Ctrl + Shift + P」and input 「select」then click 「Python:Select Interpreter」, the Select Interpreter will propmpt, choose the keywrod of 「venv」 option, as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/B1leLC0v3.png)

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkdDIR0D2.png)
    
6. Same as previous step, this time input the 「create」and select 「Python:Create Terminal」 option, your terminal will changed as below,

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ByPoUR0w2.png)

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/SkUkvA0vh.png)

:::danger
If exists any error about can not find or something, could be security cause, before the next step, please open you command as administrator and input the 「Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned」to change policy, after that, repeat previous step again
:::

7. Create the 「.vs」 folder and 「settings.json」file in the folder, move the file into folder, and take the code in settings.json, as below,
    ```
    {
        "code-runner.executorMap": {
            "python": "$pythonPath $fullFileName"
        }
    }
    ```
    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BytKFCAwn.png)

8. Create the 「test.py」 to check python really successfully execute in Visual Studio Code, as below, 

    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/ryVLuC0D2.png)

:::info
You can press 「Ctrl + Alt + N」 to execute the python or click the arrow button on top right side like this,
    ![](https://hackmd.io/_uploads/BkOjuCCv3.png)
:::






    
    

