VS Code execute selection to IPython shell in terminal (no notebook)

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I wanted to use IPython interactive in VSC (not using a notebook). By using a keybiding for workbench.action.terminal.runSelectedText, I can successfully execute a selection to a python interactive shell, but with iPython it fails to run the cell and I have to change selection to the terminal and press enter.

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Here's my keybidings.json file:

[
    {
        "key": "ctrl+enter",
        "command": "workbench.action.terminal.runSelectedText"
    }
]

Any help to solve this is much appreciated! Ideally, a keybinding configuration that includes an extra enter.

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4 Answers

I have this problem when I upgraded IPython to version 7.30.1 The solution I found is that add "--simple-prompt", this is not perfect (just no color theme or auto completion), but at very least, you don't need to press enter when sending codes to run.

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IPython is not officially supported by the Python extension and this is part of the reason: IPython's design simply requires you to press Enter an extra time based on how VS Code sends text into the terminal.

user_2365740

This is an issue with IPython's autoindent feature. You can disable this by passing --no-autoindent when launching IPython (i.e. ipython --no-autoindent).

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user_40159980

I was annoyed by this quirk in vs-code too.

I noticed that when using a python virtual environment (I use pipenv) my selected line was executed in an Ipython terminal and no extra Enter key press was needed.

To reproduce or test out:

  1. Launch VS Code
  2. Open a python file and a terminal window
  3. In the terminal run pipenv shell (requires pip install pipenv && pipenv install ipython)
  4. Then in the terminal run ipython (or ipython --no-autoindent)
  5. Select a line in your python file and from a vs-code command palette execute Terminal: Run Selected Text in Active Terminal (or use a keyboard shortcut)

screenshot of python window and terminal window

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