The aim of this page 📝 is to explain how to use IPython as the default Python REPL (watch Sebastian Witowski's talk if not convinced) and configure VS Code to execute code in IPython, as I am slowly switching to iPython for my default REPL. A big part of this is to be able to execute selections of code with shift+enter in VS Code, and then quickly toggle between ipython for exploration, and vscode for code editting. I was toying with an idea to create a pure-vim workflow, but the combination of VS Code + iPython set up this fast is too tempting.
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Configure VS Code to use IPython with Shift+Enter:
Open settings (
Ctrl+,orCmd+,), and add/update insettings.json:
python.terminal.launchArgs": [
"-m",
"IPython",
"--no-autoindent",
],
- Example issue when running IPython:
/opt/homebrew/opt/python@3.13/bin/python3.13: No module named ipython
- Resolve by installing IPython in correct environment:
python -m pip install ipython
- I am using
shift+alt+pfor quick toggling between iPython in a terminal panel and VS Code proper. This is the keyboard shortcut config
{
"key": "shift+alt+p",
"command": "workbench.action.focusPanel",
"when": "!panelFocus"
},
{
"key": "shift+alt+p",
"command": "workbench.action.focusActiveEditorGroup",
"when": "panelFocus"
}
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