How to make the Python debug task use the default Powershell profile?

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I am trying to run a Python file in debug mode, and I get an error because the Powershell integrated terminal it starts is bare. To get it to work, I want it to use the following profile which initializes the Anaconda env first.

    "terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
        "PowerShell -conda": {
            "source": "PowerShell",
            "args": ["-ExecutionPolicy", "ByPass", "-NoExit", "-Command", "& 'C:/Users/Marko/anaconda3/shell/condabin/conda-hook.ps1' ; conda activate 'C:/Users/Marko/anaconda3'"]
            }
    },
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell -conda"

What should I do to make that happen?

For now, a workaround is to run C:/Users/Marko/anaconda3/shell/condabin/conda-hook.ps1 and then conda activate 'C:/Users/Marko/anaconda3' by hand in the debug terminal. — Marko Grdinić
– Marko Grdinić, Commented May 26, 2021 at 8:32

Steven-MSFT · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-26 10:01:33Z

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You need to init conda first.

Run conda init command in any terminal.

It will create a profile.ps1 file under the folder of C:\Users{UserName}\Documents\WindowsPowerShell.

After that, if you open the PowerShell, conda will work. It equals to C:/Users/Marko/anaconda3/shell/condabin/conda-hook.ps1

answered May 26, 2021 at 10:01

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Marko Grdinić Over a year ago

After running conda init everything works automatically and I do not need the profile setting in my original post. I don't even need to activate the Python env or add stuff to PATH. The solution is as good as I could imagine it to be.

Molly Wang-MSFT · Accepted Answer · 2021-05-26 08:45:02Z

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If you want conda environment is activated every time opening an new integrated Terminal, after selecting conda environment as interpreter, what you need to do is pressing Ctrl+Shift+` to open a Terminal

run conda activate <envname>
In Settings.json, set "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true

Then no matter run or debug code, Terminal is always activated automatically:

answered May 26, 2021 at 8:45

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Marko Grdinić Over a year ago

When I turn on that option what happens is that conda activate base gets run in the terminal. The problem is that it does not run the C:/Users/Marko/anaconda3/shell/condabin/conda-hook.ps1 and I get an error that it cannot find conda. That is why I keep that option turned off and have my own terminal profile.

Molly Wang-MSFT Over a year ago

Seems you didn't add Anaconda to PATH, so there's error showing can't find conda. Try to add \installation path\Anaconda and \installation path\Anaconda\Scripts to PATH.

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