Setup terminal startup script when user selects an interpreter

[DonJayamanne]

Rather than having the user to select the command Python : Create Terminal (which will activate the currently selected interpreter), why not set up the startup scripts for the terminal in the current works space, this way when ever the user opens a terminal, it will be automatically activated.

I.e. user won't have to use a special command to create an activated terminal.

[brettcannon]

I don't quite follow what you mean by "the startup scripts for the terminal". Is there some pre-existing support in VS Code for automatically running some specified shell script when opening a terminal?

[DonJayamanne]

Is there some pre-existing support in VS Code for automatically running some specified shell script when opening a terminal?

Yes

[brettcannon]

Do you happen to have a link to the docs for this? Would we have to write some file into the user's .vscode directory?

[DonJayamanne]

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/integrated-terminal#_shell-arguments

These settings would be defined in the workspace settings (yes under .vscode directory)

[brettcannon]

As long as we provide a way to deactivate this feature then @qubitron is happy 😉

[DonJayamanne]

Closing in favor of #1387