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ViewsVisual Studio Code: How debug Python script with arguments
I'm using Visual Studio Code in order to debug a Python script.
Following this guide, I set up the argument in the launch.json file:
But when I press on Debug, it says that my argument is not recognized and Visual Studio Code says:
error: unrecognized arguments
As Visual Studio Code is using PowerShell, let's execute the same file with the same argument:
So: the same file, same path, and same argument. In the terminal it is working, but not in Visual Studio Code.
Where am I wrong?
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I think the --City and Auckland are used as a single argument. Maybe try separating them like so...
Single argument
"args": ["--city","Auckland"]
Multiple arguments and multiple values
Such as:
--key1 value1 value2 --key2 value3 value4
Just put them into the args list one by one in sequence:
"args": ["--key1", "value1", "value2", "--key2", "value3", "value4"]
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I also noticed that if you run the script by clicking on the debug button that looks like this
, then the arguments are not passed. However, using Run -> Start Debugging (or its shortcut F5) passed the arguments successfully.
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In Visual Studio, you can pass multiple parameter as convenient and natural way:
--trail=0 --g=0 --V="HO" --save_interval=10 --verbose=True
I just do not know why they will not support this in Visual Studio Code. To list arguments one by one is cumbersome and a bit silly. They just pass the arguments string to the Python parser, and things can be done easily.