How to allow VS Code to take input from users? - visual-studio-code

Question

I have installed Visual Studio Code 1.23.1 and added extensions - Python, Code Runner.
With Code Runner, now I can see the Run Code symbol (triangle) and on highlighting it, I see the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + N. But when I try to use it to run the code that asks for user input, I can't find a way to provide the input. When I try to enter user input, I get error message "Cannot edit in read-only editor". I think this is because I am missing some configuration part for Code Runner like setting up PATH or some other Workspace settings.
Question: Please assist me in identifying what all configuration will I need to do and how?
I did select "Add Python 3.6 to PATH" while installing Python. I have attached screenshots for reference:
Note: Even now when I right click and select "Run Python File in Terminal" for the same program, I can enter user input fine and get the expected output.

Answer 1

Here's another alternative answer, I think more accurate.
Add following settings to your vscode user settings file:
"code-runner.executorMap": {
"python": "$pythonPath -u $fullFileName",
},
Check out this reference for some useful variables:
Variables Reference

Answer 2

You can provide input by telling code runner to use the terminal. To do this, there is a setting called code-runner.runInTerminal, set to false by default, that you can set to true.
There is one more thing that you should watch out for if you are using a windows command line for the terminal like CMD or PowerShell. If your project directory has spaces in it (e.g. C:\Example Test) you will get an error. To fix this, you need to add escaped quotation marks (\") around the directory path variables (normally $dir or $workspaceRoot) found under the setting code-runner.executorMap and code-runner.executorMapByFileExtension in the user settings.

Answer 3

The main problem here is that the output window that the code runner extension uses by default is read only. If you use the terminal instead, your program will be able to accept input as normal.
You can configure Code Runner to use the integrated terminal instead of the output window by setting the code-runner.runInTerminal setting to true (the default is false). In the settings.json file it should look like: "code-runner.runInTerminal": true
If you want to use the GUI instead the setting should look like this once set to true.
If you are using a virtual environment instead of the system python install, you will also need to configure a second setting for it to work properly with installed modules.
The code-runner.executorMap setting will configure what code runner actually does once you press run or use the Ctrl + Alt + N shortcut. By default it seems to simply invoke the python interpreter added to the PATH.
If you change the setting in the settings.json file to:
"code-runner.executorMap": {
"python": "$pythonPath -u $fullFileName"
}
then Code Runner will use whatever value is in the pythonPath variable instead. You can set this using the Python: Select Interpreter command from the command palette (Ctrl + Shift + P). This way you can select the interpreter in your virtual environment and use that instead of the one attached to the PATH by default.
The two settings above should allow you to A) Enter input inside of the integrated terminal and B) Select which python interpreter code-runner should execute easily using existing commands.