'VS Code run ipython in debug console
Is there a way to run an ipython like debug console in VC Code that would allow tab completion and other sort of things?
Solution 1:[1]
Meanwhile, I have become a big fan of PDB++ debugger for python. It works like the iPython CLI, so I think the question has become obsolete specifically for me, but still may have some value for others.
Solution 2:[2]
It seems this is a desired feature for VS Code but not yet implemented. See this post: https://github.com/DonJayamanne/vscodeJupyter/issues/19
I'm trying to see if one could use the config file of VS Code to define an ipython debug configuration e.g.:
{
"name": "ipython",
"type": "python",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${file}",
"pythonPath": "/Users/tsando/anaconda3/bin/ipython"
}
but so far no luck. You can see my post in the above link.
Solution 3:[3]
No, currently (unfortunately) not. Here's an ongoing thread about this on github. The issue has P1 status, so will hopefully be implemented soon: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/6972
Solution 4:[4]
the vscode debug console does allow for auto completion ... however, I am not sure if what you wanted was a way to trigger your code from an ipython shell, if so. you can start ipython like so,
python -m debugpy --listen 5678 `which ipython`
now you can connect to this remote debugger from vscode.
Solution 5:[5]
For tab completion you could install pyreadline3:
python -m pip install pyreadline3
This is not neccessary on Linux, but on Windows it is.
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | El Dude |
| Solution 2 | tsando |
| Solution 3 | ihopethiswillfi |
| Solution 4 | Pykler |
| Solution 5 | Spartan |