How do I set up a virtual environment in VSCode for Python?

How do I set up a virtual environment in VSCode for Python?

To set up a virtual environment in VSCode, first, open your terminal and navigate to your project folder. Then, run python -m venv venv to create a virtual environment named 'venv'.

What do I do after creating the virtual environment?

After creating the virtual environment, activate it by running source venv/bin/activate on macOS/Linux or venv\Scripts\activate on Windows. This will enable the virtual environment.

How can I install packages in this virtual environment?

You can install packages using pip. Just run pip install package_name while the virtual environment is activated.

How do I add the requirements to a requirements.txt file?

To create a requirements.txt file, run pip freeze > requirements.txt while the virtual environment is activated. This will list all installed packages.