in Windows 10, How to configure Visual Studio Code to find the Python 3 interpreter?

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In Windows 10, How Visual Studio Code should be configured to find the Python 3 interpreter?

Visual Studio Code is not able to find the Python 3 interpreter.

I have added the Python extension, the Python extension at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=donjayamanne.python.

How settings.js should be changed to use Python?

Even if python.pythonPath in settings.js is changed to be led to python.exe, which is at "C:Users<User>AppDataLocalProgramsPythonPython36-32p?ython.exe", if I select Python: Select Workspace Interpreter in the command palette, I get the message Please open a workspace to select the Python Interpreter. Why is this happening?

Answer 1

macOS

VSCode -> Preferences -> Settings -> scroll down to Python Configuration.

Click the pencil on the left of the configuration you'd like to use and click Copy Settings.

"python.pythonPath": "python3.6"