Embed Native REPL description link in the terminal  #24754

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1. Don Jayamanne (DonJayamanne)

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3. anthonykim1 commented on Jan 29, 2025

   

   Anthony Kim (anthonykim1)

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   Hi Don, this is good feedback.
   We do have a web page for this specifically, but hearing this makes me think maybe we should embed the url https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/run#_native-repl directly under the "click to launch native repl..." link.
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5. Anthony Kim (anthonykim1)

   changed the title [-]How do learn about what this new `VS Code Native REPL` is?[/-] [+]Embed Native REPL description link in the terminal [/+] on Jan 29, 2025
6. DonJayamanne commented on Jan 29, 2025

   

   Don Jayamanne (DonJayamanne)

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   aybe we should embed the url https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/run#_native-repl directly under the "click to launch native repl..." link.

   Yes thats the request, to have such a learn link in the terminal or the like.
   Else I have no idea what I'm clicking into.

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7. Eduardo Villalpando Mello (edvilme)

   closed this as completedin #26134on Sep 2, 2026
8. Eduardo Villalpando Mello (edvilme)

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   Add link to native REPL information (#26134)

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   This issue will close once commit 0f3ddf5 is merged into the 'main' branch.

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9. vs-code-engineering commented on Sep 2, 2026

   

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   Sharing media and context from merged PR #26134 for verification:

   

   This pull request refactors how shell integration sequences are managed in python_files/pythonrc.py by introducing a dedicated ShellIntegrationSequence enum, and updates related string formatting to use this enum. It also updates user-facing messages in both the Python startup script and the VS Code terminal link provider to include a documentation URL. These changes improve maintainability, clarity, and user guidance.

   Shell integration refactoring:

   • Introduced the ShellIntegrationSequence enum to centralize shell integration control sequences, replacing hard-coded string literals throughout the code. [1] [2]
   • Refactored the __str__ method in the prompt class to use the new enum values, improving readability and reducing duplication.

   User guidance improvements:

   • Updated the printed startup message in pythonrc.py to include a documentation URL, guiding users to more information about the VS Code Native REPL.
   • Updated the expected link text in pythonStartupLinkProvider.ts to match the new message format (excluding the URL), ensuring the link detection logic remains consistent with the Python script output.

   Source PR: #26134