Note: If you're using a global environment and VS Code is not running elevated, linter installation may fail. See Specific linters for details.Įnabling a linter prompts you to install the required packages in your selected environment for the chosen linter. The Select Linter command adds '': true to your settings, where is the name of the chosen linter. To enable linters, open the Command Palette ( ⇧⌘P (Windows, Linux Ctrl+Shift+P)) and select the Python: Select Linter command. To enable third-party linters for additional problem detection, you can enable them by using the Python: Select Linter command and selecting the appropriate linter. Note: Stylistic and syntactical code detection is enabled by the Language Server.

Linting is thus distinct from Formatting because linting analyzes how the code runs and detects errors whereas formatting only restructures how code appears. For example, linting detects use of an uninitialized or undefined variable, calls to undefined functions, missing parentheses, and even more subtle issues such as attempting to redefine built-in types or functions.

Linting highlights syntactical and stylistic problems in your Python source code, which often helps you identify and correct subtle programming errors or unconventional coding practices that can lead to errors.

Configure IntelliSense for cross-compilingĮdit Linting Python in Visual Studio Code.

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