Visual Studio code Python not intalled

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I'm just installed Visual Studio Code yesterday and am getting the error that Python is not installed. I currently have Python 3.8 installed. I have tried installed Python 3.7 and Python 3.5 and still am getting the same error that python is not installed and am unable to select a python interpreter even when I point it to directory of my python install.

Are both VS code and Python both use the same processor configuration? So are they both 32 OR 64-bit? — estherwn, May 17 '20 at 13:35
Could you add a screenshot of your setup and the error message? — estherwn, May 17 '20 at 13:36
Did you check the [windows environment path variables](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49616399/windows-anaconda-python-is-not-recognized-as-an-internal-or-external-command)? — Benjamin Ziepert, Jun 09 '20 at 08:40

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '20 at 14:51

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I am assuming you have the "Visual Studio Code and the Python Extension" installed. (https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/python-tutorial)

You could try replacing the path slashes with double back-slashes. See: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/3460#issuecomment-452708017

For example: C:\\Users\\username\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python37-32\\python.exe

answered May 16 '20 at 14:51

estherwn

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I have tried this and it still is not working. I did install my python on the root of C. – Les McCarver May 16 '20 at 15:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 24 '20 at 16:12

I resolved this issue by uninstalling Python, then reinstalling to a simpler path.

My previous installation was located at: C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe so I reinstalled Python to C:\python and VS Code now recognizes the interpreter.

It also warned me that I was using an outdated version of PIP (even though I installed the latest Python version - 3.8.5), but it was easily upgraded by typing the installation command provided in the error message.

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 03 '21 at 04:35

I got mine solved by removing the .vscode folder and the vscode config file. Now everything seems to be working fine

If you are on Linux then run these commands:

rm ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json
rm -rf ~/.config/Code
rm -rf ~/.vscode

Then if you want you can reinstall vscode, mine worked without a need to reinstall

score -2 · Answer 4 · answered May 16 '20 at 14:58

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It's simple just go to the extension tab and type "Python". Install the First one (By Microsoft) and restart vs code and your good to go.

answered May 16 '20 at 14:58

S.I.Ayonto

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