Mailing List Archive: Unable to set up Python correctly

Unable to set up Python correctly

Nov 12, 2020, 9:28 PM

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I have a problem going to one(1) week now. Our instructor told us that we
can check if our Python is well installed or well set up correctly by
typing Control-Shift- P on Windows OS while in VS Code Editor. We cut out
the path enclosed within the Quotation Marks, then we type "Select
Interpreter" and this will auto detect the installation path of our Python
installation. And when we click on that path, it will auto populate the
Path for us.

I did that, and it never happened. I mean that--when I followed all the
instructions, my path never auto populated.

So while the Path of our instructor is 3.8 and 32-bit, mine is 3.9 and
64-bit. But I am not able to auto populate the path to reflect my own path
and Python version. And when I try to print out Hello World, I get an error.

See screenshot of the path error-- https://prnt.sc/vidqif
[image: Mine vs default Path.png]

See screenshot of my Hello World error-- https://prnt.sc/vh6130
[image: Python VS Code error.png]

How can I fix this?

And is anyone willing to use Team Member software to help me remotely fix
this and still show me what you did to fix it?

I've not been able to move forward.
Needing help desperately.
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Re: Unable to set up Python correctly [ In reply to ]

python at mrabarnett

Nov 13, 2020, 4:47 PM

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On 2020-11-13 05:28, Charles Okorobo wrote:
> I have a problem going to one(1) week now. Our instructor told us that we
> can check if our Python is well installed or well set up correctly by
> typing Control-Shift- P on Windows OS while in VS Code Editor. We cut out
> the path enclosed within the Quotation Marks, then we type "Select
> Interpreter" and this will auto detect the installation path of our Python
> installation. And when we click on that path, it will auto populate the
> Path for us.
>
> I did that, and it never happened. I mean that--when I followed all the
> instructions, my path never auto populated.
>
> So while the Path of our instructor is 3.8 and 32-bit, mine is 3.9 and
> 64-bit. But I am not able to auto populate the path to reflect my own path
> and Python version. And when I try to print out Hello World, I get an error.
>
> See screenshot of the path error-- https://prnt.sc/vidqif
> [image: Mine vs default Path.png]
>
> See screenshot of my Hello World error-- https://prnt.sc/vh6130
> [image: Python VS Code error.png]
>
> How can I fix this?
>
> And is anyone willing to use Team Member software to help me remotely fix
> this and still show me what you did to fix it?
>
> I've not been able to move forward.
> Needing help desperately.
>
Have you tried just editing the path in settings.json?

It might be as simple as changing "Python38-32" to "Python39-64",
assuming that you installed Python in a similar place.
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Re: Unable to set up Python correctly [ In reply to ]

zanderkraig18 at gmail

Nov 17, 2020, 10:39 AM

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According to my understanding, when the "Select Interpreter" option is used,
only the current session is affected. It does not change the path of the
default interpreter that VS Code tries to use. My suggestion would
be to try to change the path specified in "Python: Default Interpreter
Path" setting.
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