How to start python extension automatically in a workspace?

[znd4]

Hello! I love vscode, and the python extension especially. The new vscode remote extension makes the story even better.

I do find one thing to occassionally be a bit of a minor inconvenience, however:

It doesn't seem like the python extension starts up in a vscode workspace until I do one of a few things -- (open a .py file, run a python - * command in the Ctrl+Shift+P command pallete, etc). This means that if I open up a terminal window before I've done one of those things, my virtual environment for that workspace won't be activated.

I would love to be able to specify in a workspace that I want the python extension to automatically boot up with the workspace. I asked @DonJayamanne about this in person early today (by the way, it was really awesome to meet you!) and he recommended I submit an issue.

I think he described creating a minimal extension that requires the python extension, but I'm still not sure how to go about that.

Thanks, and sorry for the wall of text!

[karrtikr]

Hi @zdog234 , will this do that for you?
Or do you wish the activate the python extension everytime regardless of the workspace content.

[znd4]

@karrtikr Thanks for pointing me to #4765. That would definitely be a major quality-of-life improvement. It seems like it'll help a lot when working on structured projects (packages or applications). And for less-structured projects (like a short-turnaround analytics project), I can always just throw one of those files in as a placeholder (it's always worthwhile to have pylint running, even for quick scripts).

[DonJayamanne]

Reopening to provide a simple extension sample that'll auto activate the extension for you, (as promised at PyCon, will provide sample instructions to build it your self)

[DonJayamanne]

@zdog234 Apologies for the delay, the source and the release of the VSIX can be found here https://github.com/DonJayamanne/vscode-activate-python-extension/releases/tag/0.0.1

• Please download the VSIX from the release page.
• Go into VSCode, select the command Extensions: Instal from VSIX
• Select the above VSIX and that's it

The Python extension will automatically load everytime.

Note: If you don't want the python extension to load everytime in some places, then:

• Just disable this extension in the specific workspaces (this is possible in VSC),
• Just go into the extension and disable for current workspace.

[znd4]

Thanks so much! Also, I love that you put this up as a github repo for posterity :D