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WSL VSCode setup #18

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@smangham

There are a few prerequisites for running VSCode in WSL:

  • Install the WSL extension
  • Windows 10
    • Open the WSL terminal, browse to the directory, use code . to open it
  • Windows 11
  • Open the code directory
  • Install the Python extension (even if you already have - WSL needs a special one)
    Symptoms of it going wrong are:
  • When you open a python file, and click on the interpreter in the bottom-left corner, it doesn't give you a dropdown showing your virtual environment in that directory

Given the number of people opting for WSL we should add this into the materials.

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