VSCode not running Python

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Tim.Kaz picture Tim.Kaz · Sep 24, 2019 · Viewed 13k times · Source

I'm using the newest version of VSCODE and Python 3.6 (64bit) on Windows 10.

I have the "Python" extension installed (the one made by Microsoft).

Every time I try to run a simple program [e.g: print("Hello World")] it says that "The command "python" wasn't spelled correctly or couldn't be found"! [Done] exited with code=1 in 0.034 seconds

It's a very simple Hello World program that doesn't really need much. WHY is VSCODE not letting me run a Python file?

This is where my Python is stored:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Python36_64\python.exe

Answer

Kezif Garbian picture Kezif Garbian · Sep 24, 2019

Maybe there is problem with your interpreter.

Try this: ctrl+shift+p -> Python: Select Interpreter -> select your path (C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Python36_64\python.exe)

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments

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