VS Code¶
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Everything in Installation works from a terminal. This page is only for driving the same environment from VS Code.
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Two settings, not one¶
This is the first-day question, and the source of most confusion: the
interpreter (what .py files and the integrated terminal run on) and the
notebook kernel (what .ipynb cells run on) are chosen separately. Setting
one does not set the other.
1. Select the interpreter¶
Ctrl+Shift+P (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) → Python: Select Interpreter →
the entry under envs/rlbootcamp.
Remembered per workspace folder, so this is a once-per-project action.
Screenshot to be added — task A5.
2. Select the notebook kernel¶
Open any .ipynb → click the kernel name in the top right → Python
Environments → rlbootcamp.
Screenshot to be added — task A5.
3. Confirm¶
In a notebook cell:
The path must contain rlbootcamp. If it does not, you changed the interpreter
but not the kernel — repeat step 2. See
notebook kernel troubleshooting.
Validation checklist¶
Task A5 on the volunteer board.
- Steps above are accurate for the current VS Code release
- Screenshots for both the interpreter picker and the kernel picker
- A VS Code user goes from a fresh clone to a running notebook cell without asking for help