Python Interpreter Not Found on VS Code

Question

I accidentally deleted python, then when I reinstalled it, VS Code kept showing me an error saying

You need to select a Python Interpreter before you start debugging. Tip: click on "Select Python Interpreter" in the status bar."

When I go to the bar there are no interpreters available. When I try on someone else's laptop it shows the interpreters.

Python is already in the PATH.

Answer 1

You should find and choose python interpreter manually:

1. Ctrl+Shift+P, Python: Select Interpreter

2. Enter interpreter path – Find (or enter the path manually)

3. Find your python.exe in your python installation path, the default path is like:

   C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37
   

4. Check if the problem is solved

OR you can take the following steps to override settings for interpreter

1. Ctrl+Shift+P, Preferences: Open Settings(JSON)

2. Copy your python path

3. Add line like this, paste and replace the path:

   "python.pythonPath": "C:\\Users\\***\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python38-32\\python.exe"
   

4. Ctrl+S to save the changes.

See more for macOS/Linux:
https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments#_manually-specify-an-interpreter