Test course code in VS Code

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For installation of VS Code, see Current 'Extras' -> 'Additional Material' -> 'Using Microsoft Visual Studio Code'

This page also has good instructions on installing extensions, e.g. Python; and configuring a Virtual Environment.

... also in Running Tests, and a very brief Section (a sentence) on running in debug.

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Have started using VS Code to go through the course notes: (Still not sure on full range of options, but have at least got things working.)

Steps so far:

Open a project by clicking on 'File' then 'Open folder'.

Added 2 Python related extensions ('Python' and 'Python Environment Manager'):

Select the environment

Using VS Code default environment selection

Click on the environment, in the bottom right-hand-side status bar and then select the correct environment from the drop-down list from the top edit box.

using 'Python Environment Manager'

List available and selected environments (using the 'Python Environment Manager' extension):

Import package (The magnifying glass symbol means 'import package' :/ !!

Find Files

group the results

Running the application (4 methods)

using menu

Using top-right run button

Right-click on file

Using the Run and Debug tabl

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Will work on debugging next

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Version Control

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Pep8

Install autopep8 (one example, other formatter extensions exist)

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Indentation: File -> Preferences -> Settings Look for 'Editor:Tab Size' (default =4)and 'Editor: Insert Spaces' (default =True)

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Folding: Use the ^ and v arrows by each relevant line, to fold/unfold code

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File Encoding

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Showing Whitespace:

File -> Preferences -> Settings Search on 'Render Whitespace' Select 'all' from drop-down editbox menu.

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Linters

Pylint extension

• Install the Pylint extension from the marketplace
• Go to File -> Preferences -> Settings
• Either do a search on 'max-line-length' OR click on the 'Extension' tab on the left-hand-side list and click on PyLint sub-item.
• You get an example what Pylint Args look like, and then an edit box to update with your own settings.
• Under the 'Workspace' tab, Click 'Add Item' and in the edit box, write "--max-line-length=120" and click 'OK'
• Then check the Workspace settings.json file (this can be found in .vscode/settings.json and check it has been added. (or you can add in there directly. You may need to check that the double quote characters have not been escaped.
• To update settings for the 'User', do the previous 2 steps but update in the 'User' tab, (settings file is wherever your user settings are stored, mine are in ~/.config/Code/User/settings.json)

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Running Tests in VS Code

See the 'Extras' -> 'Additional Material' -> 'Using Microsoft Visual Studio Code' section of the course notes.

Click on the Testing tab

Or use the Ctl+Shift+P to get the Command Palette then look for 'Python: Configure Tests' and it brings up an edit box where you can point the test compiler to the correct test scripts.

VS Code Docs:

Screenshot of using Command Palatte: