Installing PyDev on VSCode

To install PyDev on VSCode and Python Debugger (PyDev) search for PyDev in the extensions marketplace and install them.

Actual links

PyDev is available at:

• The Visual Studio Code marketplace in https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fabioz.vscode-pydev.

• The Open VSX Registry in https://open-vsx.org/extension/fabioz/vscode-pydev.

Also, it's expected that the Python Debugger (PyDev) extension is also installed and it's required for launching and debugging Python code.

It's available at:

• The Visual Studio Code marketplace in https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=fabioz.vscode-pydev-python-debugger.

• The Open VSX Registry in https://open-vsx.org/extension/fabioz/vscode-pydev-python-debugger.

Getting it running

The main requisite to run PyDev in Visual Studio Code is a Java 17 installation. If you have it installed, just installing the extension from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace may be all that's needed.

If it doesn't work, the extension should ask whether a compatible version of java should be downloaded and automatically used or if you want to manually specify the location, which may also be done by customizing the setting:

python.pydev.java.home

locally to point to the proper Java Home in your Visual Studio Code installation (note that the Java Home is the directory which contains the /bin/java executable).

Note: you have to restart Visual Studio Code after changing this setting.