How to add anaconda powershell to vscode? - visual-studio-code

Question

I'm trying to add anaconda prompt to start up instead of powershell to avoid having to add python to env variables.
"terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": [
<args>
]
I tried putting them into single line, splitting them "-Foo Goo" as well as "-Foo","Goo". Each version leads to either error or simply ignoring the "-Command" parameter (the lines simply get pasted, but not executed).

Answer 1

First of all, I I'd like to give a hint for everyone that uses PowerShell to use the new one.
So, with the Anaconda ready to go (and it been equal or greater than 4.6 - use conda --version) run in sequence (from base environment in cwd terminal):
conda update conda
conda init
This will update your conda root environment and the init will setup all you need to run it on both cwd and powershell.
After this, you can start any powershell (inside vscode or not) and it will be conda ready.
Look at this article for further information.
Hope it helps!

Answer 2

I ended up using this (although it has tendency to break).
"terminal.integrated.shellArgs.windows": [
"-ExecutionPolicy"
, "ByPass"
, "-NoExit"
, "-Command"
, "& 'C:\\ProgramData\\Anaconda3\\shell\\condabin\\conda-hook.ps1' ; conda activate 'C:\\ProgramData\\Anaconda3'"
],

Answer 3

Thanks Zerg! Your answer worked for me but I also got a warning message to say that this approach has been depreciated. After some googling I got this working by adding a new terminal profile to settings.json.
"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
"PowerShell (Anaconda)": {
"source": "PowerShell",
"args": [
"-ExecutionPolicy"
, "ByPass"
, "-NoExit"
, "-Command"
, "& 'C:\\Users\\<username>\\AppData\\Local\\Continuum\\anaconda3\\shell\\condabin\\conda-hook.ps1' ; conda activate 'C:\\Users\\<username>\\AppData\\Local\\Continuum\\anaconda3'"
]
}
},
Then changing the default profile:
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell (Anaconda)",

Answer 4

I just installed PowerShell 7, and since I had anaconda installed before, this seems to add the starting command to the profile.ps1 automatically.
The profile.ps1 in C:\Users\USER\Documents\PowerShell (this is version 7, directory WindowsPowerShell would be the old version 5) contains:
#region conda initialize
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
(& "C:\Users\USER\anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe" "shell.powershell" "hook") | Out-String | Invoke-Expression
#endregion
With these automatic settings at the start of PowerShell 7, adding PowerShell 7 as a new terminal type to vsccode solved it.
This is how to add PowerShell 7 to the dropdown menu:
Enter Ctrl+Shift+P, open settings.json for the User, and add
{
"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
"PowerShell7": {
"path": "C:\\Program Files\\PowerShell\\7\\pwsh.exe",
"args": ["-NoProfile",
"-noexit",
"-file",
"C:\\Users\\USER\\Documents\\PowerShell\\profile.ps1"]
}
},
"terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell7"
}
Then in the settings.json, press Ctrl+s and restart (!) vscode. You will see PowerShell7 as the new default terminal in the dropdown of terminal types:

Answer 5

From the VSCode Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), select
Terminal: Select default shell
and then pick PowerShell.
Then from the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P), select
Python: Select Interpreter
and pick one of the conda environments. When you now open a new terminal VSCode starts PowerShell and activates the selected environment. This is exactly what the Anaconda-Prompt does. However, you should not set a PYTHONPATH in the environment in combination with an Anaconda install. Conda activation is all you need. It not only adds the selected interpreter to the PATH, but the required libraries too.