How do I get VScode to run python 2.7.13 instead of python 3.6

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I’m trying to use VScode to run some scripts using python 2.7.13 but it always seems to use python 3. First I set up 2 virtual environments. One for python 2 and one for python 3. this doesn’t seem to effect VSCode. It always seems to use python 3. I know its using python 3 because I put the following 2 lines in my code:

aa=10
print aa

but I always get an error message associated with the print statement. I know if I use parenthesis in the print statement all works fine.

I also tried using the “Python: Select Interpreter” from the command palette in VSCode. This doesn’t work either.

I am running on a Mac with High Sierra. I have the latest version of VScode, 1.23.

What am doing wrong? How do I get VScode to use python 2.

Asked By: Natsfan

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Answer 1

firstly, in vscode’s terminal:

suyichengdeMacBook-Air:alltest suyicheng$ python -V
Python 2.7.10
suyichengdeMacBook-Air:alltest suyicheng$ python3 -V
Python 3.6.2

In my vscode, I can use python or python3, maybe in your computer ,it will be python2.7 or others.

then, setting, search ‘python.pythonPath’.

if I want to use python3.X,I set

"python.pythonPath": "python3"

then:

File "/Users/suyicheng/bs/alltest/test.py", line 2
print 22
       ^
SyntaxError: Missing parentheses in call to 'print'

And when I set :

"python.pythonPath": "python",

It works~

Hope my poor English can help you~

Answered By: Evan Hsu

Answer 2

I know there is already an accepted answer but wasn’t helpful for me, so i’ll add mine:

Install both python2 and python3 with their installer, and
remember to tick “add python to the path” during the installation
As pointed out here from Bruno, go the the installation folder
of python 2, and copy and paste “python.exe” and rename the copy
into “python2.exe”, do the same things for the python3 installation
folder, copy and paste “python.exe” and rename it into “python3.exe”
Into Visual studio code now you can run python 3 program with “python3 name_of_the_file.py”, or python 2 program with “python2
name_of_the_file.py”

Otherwise try to follow this article
didn’t worked for me, but i din’t read it carefully and probably did some mistakes

Answered By: Stefano

Answer 3

enter cmd+shft+p
Python: Select Interpreter
Enter your version

Answered By: Kayla

Answer 4

if you download Code Runner in extensions the default run command is python and you may modify it by opening the setting and searching for code-runner.executorMap and hit Edit in settings.json you may see following

"python": "python",

by changing the right-hand side you can easily switch to python2 or pyhton3

Answered By: Steven-Yan

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