ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '[module name]'

Question

When I run code importing a module, I get: ModuleNotFoundError: No module named '[module name]'

However, if I run the Python file in the terminal , in a virtual environment, it works.

I am working with:

My workflow for starting and working on a project (at the moment is learning exercises as I am a beginner) is the following:

I create a folder for the project, using mac Finder
In vscode I open the project folder
In vscode terminal, inside the project folder, I create a virtual environment for the project, using: python3 -m venv env.[some name]
I activate the virtual environment with: source ./env.[some name]/bin/activate
Using the command palette, I select the interpreter of the virtual environment i just created
In the vscode terminal screen, with the activated venv, I install modules using: python3 -m pip install [module name]
Inside the project folder I create the .py files

I don't understand why running the code does not find the module, but running the Python file works.

Have you read this yet? It might help https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14132789/relative-imports-for-the-billionth-time — Arseny, Feb 24 '23 at 02:16
Depending on what you use to run your code, python's module detection might work differently — Arseny, Feb 24 '23 at 02:19
It could also help if you included the source code. It's best to reduce it to the minimal version of it that still causes the problem — Arseny, Feb 24 '23 at 02:22
are you sure that you choose your custom env as a Python interpreter in VS? — Hoang Minh Quang FX15045, Feb 24 '23 at 02:27
HoangMinhQuangFX15045 - Yes, I verified, and I chose the custom env as the Python interpreter Arseny - Thisline of code still causes de error: import matplotlib.pyplot as plt — Diego Brenes, Feb 24 '23 at 02:53

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