VS code terminal : Activate.ps1 cannot be loaded because running scripts is disabled on this system

Question

I created a virtual environment in python, now while activating the same from my command line in vscode I am getting the error

PS C:\Users\hpoddar\Desktop\WebDev\ReactComplete\DjangoReact\ArticlesApp\APIProject> ..\venv\scripts\activate    
..\venv\scripts\activate : File C:\Users\hpoddar\Desktop\WebDev\ReactComplete\DjangoReact\ArticlesApp\venv\scripts\Activate.ps1 cannot be loaded because running 
scripts is disabled on this system. For more information, see about_Execution_Policies at https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=135170.
At line:1 char:1
+ ..\venv\scripts\activate
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : SecurityError: (:) [], PSSecurityException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : UnauthorizedAccess

This is my project structure

However if I activate the same from my command line, it works without any error.

Python version : 3.9.2

Answer 1

A way is changing the terminal in VSCode to Command Prompt instead of PowerShell.

1. Open the drop-down on the right of the terminal and choose Select Default Profile

2. Select Command Prompt from the options.

Or, you can also set the execution policy to RemoteSigned or Unrestricted in PowerShell

Note: This only affects the current user

1. Open PowerShell

2. Run the following command: Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope CurrentUser OR Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Scope CurrentUser

(Remove -Scope CurrentUser to apply to all users)