Visual Studio Code, Conda, and Python Environments (I cannot get it working)

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I am setting up Visual Studio Code on my pc and am running into difficulties with the python environment I created and Visual Studio Code.

However, when running some test code, I get an import error..

I installed Python 3.7.3 with miniconda to 'C:\Python37', and then created a clone of the base environment named 'sci' and installed some packages (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, scipy, scikit-learn) using cmd. I tested the install in cmd with commands as follows:

conda activate sci 
python
import numpy
print(numpy.array([1, 2, 3]))

and everything works fine.

I then installed Visual Studio Code (.zip, not with installer) to 'C:\VisualStudioCode', opened a folder for testing and used the 'Python: Select Interpreter' command to specify the sci environment I created above. Now when I run the following code I get an import error message:

import numpy
numpy.array([1, 2, 3])

ImportError: DLL load failed: The specified module could not be found.

Any idea why this is happening? The bottom left of my VS Code window states Python 3.7.3 64-bit ('sci': conda), but when typing conda env list into the VS Code terminal it still points to the base environment, so that might be a clue..

Thank you for any suggestions!

How are you running the code? By selecting "Run Python file In Terminal" from the CTRL-SHIFT-P menu? — darthbith, Apr 22 '19 at 19:42
Hi @darthbith, I got it working. I checked the PATH variable and found that when I add the path to my conda environment which I named sci to PATH, it works with Visual Studio Code. The paths I added to PATH are 'C:\Python37\envs\sci', 'C:\Python37\envs\sci\Library\bin', and 'C:\Python37\envs\sci\Scripts'. — Hannes Ziegler, Apr 24 '19 at 01:33

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:12

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After much frustration trying to follow other solutions, this is what finally worked for me (on a Windows 10 machine) with Anaconda python installed.

Open an Anaconda Prompt terminal.
Choose the conda environment you want (e.g. conda activate myenv1)
Finally type code from the command line to launch visual studio code.

When I do that and then open any python file and click 'Run Python File in Terminal' (triangle in top right of editor) and all runs well.

answered Oct 14 '19 at 20:12

JHuw

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that's worked for me. did you find any other way to directly run vs code, not through conda? – Pouya Samie Jan 16 '20 at 09:20
same problem here – srodriguex Dec 24 '20 at 22:29
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@PouyaSamie There is a manual solution [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/56786224/how-to-fix-importerror-dll-load-failed-in-visual-studio-code-packages-instal). – srodriguex Dec 24 '20 at 22:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 07 '20 at 21:09

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Add the conda environment to PATH.

answered Apr 07 '20 at 21:09

Hannes Ziegler

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Visual Studio Code, Conda, and Python Environments (I cannot get it working)

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