luabud / WWBD

The "What Would Brett Do?" VS Code extension

What Would Brett Do?

This EXPERIMENTAL extension is meant to help people set up a Python environment.

The project structure and user experience of this extension is very opinionated. While the supported project structures and workflows are considered common enough, do not be surprised if your particular workflow is not supported, especially if they would be considered advanced to a beginner.

Features

Create Environment command

1. Use an appropriate interpreter (the selected interpreter, ask the user to use the newest version of Python installed, or ask the user to pick an interpreter).
2. Create a virtual environment in the workspace: python -m venv .venv --prompt ..
3. Find the most appropriate requirements file (file name contains dev and requirements and ends in .txt, or requirements.txt).
4. Install the requirements into the environment: python -m pip install --requirement <requirements file>.

Requirements

1. Python (must be an actively maintained version)
2. Python extension (which will be installed automatically)

Extension Settings

N/A

Known Issues

• The selected Python interpreter must have venv and pip available/installed (something Debian/Ubuntu users must watch out for).
• Does not support multi-root workspaces (blindly selects the first workspace).
• Does not try to be smart if no workspace is selected.