Visual Basic Code: Terminal not showing current directory
Question:
This is a follow-up to the following question VSCode Python version defaults to 2.7 in the integrated terminal no matter what I do. I would have left it as a comment, but I don’t have enough reputation.
I am running VSCode 1.50.1 on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.
I had a problem where the version of Python on integrated terminal defaulted to 2.7.16, even though the default terminal was running 3.7.1. I followed the instructions in the above question and low-and-behold, I get the following output:
bash-3.2$ python -V
Python 3.7.1
However, I cannot see my home directory as a prompt in my terminal. I looked at the following answer (VSCode terminal not showing current folder) but it suggests adding "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.osx": ["-l"] into settings.json, which reverts back to using Python 2.
Is there a way of changing the prompt to the home directory, whilst stilling using Python 3?
EDIT: I have tried selecting Python: Select Interpreter from the Command Palette, but the terminal still runs Python 2, even though the bottom left corner say I’m using Python 3.7 virtual environment.
Answers:
When your python reverts back to 2 you can change it inside of VSCode. Go to the command palette. This is done by clicking on View -> Command Palette in the menu bar. Once you have the command palette open find the command: Python: Select Interpreter. This will allow you to select one of the existing Pythons. There you can select Python 3.7 or 3.8. This may require virtual environments but I assume you are already using them.
I managed to fix this in the settings: by turning terminal.integrated.inheritEnv to false.
You can doing this on MacOS by clicking on Code -> Preferences -> Settings. In the search bar, search for terminal.integrated.inheritEnv and untick the box.
Add export PS1="u@h:w\$" to your .bashrc file in your home directory (or make the .bashrc file if you need to). Then source .bashrc or relaunch your console and it should be in order.
u = user
h = host
w = working directory (full path)
You can also add PROMPT_DIRTRIM=1 or any other integer for how many directories deep you want to display.
This is a follow-up to the following question VSCode Python version defaults to 2.7 in the integrated terminal no matter what I do. I would have left it as a comment, but I don’t have enough reputation.
I am running VSCode 1.50.1 on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6.
I had a problem where the version of Python on integrated terminal defaulted to 2.7.16, even though the default terminal was running 3.7.1. I followed the instructions in the above question and low-and-behold, I get the following output:
bash-3.2$ python -V
Python 3.7.1
However, I cannot see my home directory as a prompt in my terminal. I looked at the following answer (VSCode terminal not showing current folder) but it suggests adding "terminal.integrated.shellArgs.osx": ["-l"] into settings.json, which reverts back to using Python 2.
Is there a way of changing the prompt to the home directory, whilst stilling using Python 3?
EDIT: I have tried selecting Python: Select Interpreter from the Command Palette, but the terminal still runs Python 2, even though the bottom left corner say I’m using Python 3.7 virtual environment.
When your python reverts back to 2 you can change it inside of VSCode. Go to the command palette. This is done by clicking on View -> Command Palette in the menu bar. Once you have the command palette open find the command: Python: Select Interpreter. This will allow you to select one of the existing Pythons. There you can select Python 3.7 or 3.8. This may require virtual environments but I assume you are already using them.
I managed to fix this in the settings: by turning terminal.integrated.inheritEnv to false.
You can doing this on MacOS by clicking on Code -> Preferences -> Settings. In the search bar, search for terminal.integrated.inheritEnv and untick the box.
Add export PS1="u@h:w\$" to your .bashrc file in your home directory (or make the .bashrc file if you need to). Then source .bashrc or relaunch your console and it should be in order.
u = user
h = host
w = working directory (full path)
You can also add PROMPT_DIRTRIM=1 or any other integer for how many directories deep you want to display.