Visual Studio Code (VSC) python bash: syntax error near unexpected token `&'

Question

I have a problem, when running a python file, the &symbol appears in the bash. how do I remove it when I start the program? problem

Answer 1

Sorry for the late.

Take adventage of terminal.integrated.shell.windows instead of terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows for now.

You can take this as a workaround and wait for the next stable release of VSCode. On the VSCode insiders it has been solved.

You can refer to here for more details.

Answer 2

Your code is trying to run using MINGW which is not for python. You can simply use Code Runner to run your python code

Answer 3

I also had this problem. And I solved this.

• Don't use terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows .
• Use this terminal.integrated.shell.windows as default.

This is my config.

"terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
            "PowerShell": {
                "source": "PowerShell",
                "icon": "terminal-powershell"
            },
            "Command Prompt": {
                "path": [
                    "${env:windir}\\Sysnative\\cmd.exe",
                    "${env:windir}\\System32\\cmd.exe"
                ],
                "args": [],
                "icon": "terminal-cmd"
            },
            "Git Bash": {
                "source": "Git Bash",
                "icon": "terminal-bash"
            }
        },
"terminal.integrated.shell.windows": "D:\\Scoop\\apps\\git\\current\\bin\\bash.exe",

And then restart VSCode. I hope this will help you.

Answer 4

Or you can use the command of the terminal to compile and run the target program, hoping to help you ~

Answer 5

Try to:

• restart vscode or your system or
• reselect the terminal using dropdown menu on the right side of your terminal. It should help and remove '&' from the beginning of the command prompt.