Visual Studio Code Python path set incorrectly

Question

I am using Visual Studio Code and would like to use the integrated terminal to run or debug my code.

I have a python file in a scripts subdirectory. Everything runs correctly if I move it up one level to the project root directory. However, in the scripts subdirectory I cannot import the Python modules I have created.

If I add this to the top of my file it will work correctly:

import sys
import os

sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
print(sys.path)

If I don't do that insert statement I get a ModuleNotFoundError exception.

This is my debug configuration:

{
    "name": "Python: Current File (Integrated Terminal)",
    "type": "python",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "${file}",
    "console": "integratedTerminal"
}

What do I do to make sure the Python path always includes the project root directory, regardless of where the script file is located?

Answer 1

I got it to work by setting an environment variable in the launch configuration.

    {
        "name": "Python: Current File (Integrated Terminal)",
        "type": "python",
        "request": "launch",
        "program": "${file}",
        "console": "integratedTerminal",
        "env": {"PYTHONPATH": "${workspaceFolder}"}
    }

The last line did the trick.