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Change default active interpreter to point to the python in current path #16499
Description
As a notice user I test & run Python (& or Jupyter) with python thats in my current path.
However when using Python or Jupyter notebooks a different Python interpreter is used hence:
In Jupyter extension
- I get prompted to install ipykernel (no idea what this is, i'll click ok)
- After running a cell, i get
module not found errors
Suggestion:
Change the active interpreter in the Python extnsion to point to what's in the current path.
Related issue in Jupyter is here microsoft/vscode-jupyter#5998
(We could either change Jupyter extension to use Python in path or optionally make this change in Python exension)
Originally posted by Don Jayamanne (@DonJayamanne) in a discussion
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brettcannon commentedon Jun 16, 2021
The problem I see with this is what python points to changes every time you install Python. For instance, it might be CPython 3.9.4 today, but when I install CPython 3.9.5 and CPython 3.8.10 later in that order then python will point at Python 3.8 which also won't have ipykernel installed.