Getting VS-code on Windows-10 to use WSL's Python environment.

Question

Motivation: If possible, I'm eventually hoping to get VS-code (under Windows-10) to use WSL(2)'s Python3.9 because 'pip install rebound' only completes successfully under WSL. If there are things I can do to make that work, I'd love to hear them.

Journey: Started here: https://thecodeblogger.com/2020/09/24/wsl-setup-vs-code-for-python-development/ Visual Studio Code and WSL(2) were already installed; so trying to get Windows Terminal to satisfy the 'prerequisites'. Followed https://apps.microsoft.com/store/detail/windows-terminal/9N0DX20HK701?hl=en-us&gl=us&rtc=1 to get Windows Terminal, but Windows Store hangs when I try to get Windows Terminal, so... https://4sysops.com/archives/install-windows-terminal-without-the-store-on-windows-server/ claims it's possible to get Windows Terminal without the Store. Inconveniently, 'PowerShell$ Add-AppxPackage Microsoft.VCLibs.x64.14.00.Desktop.appx' takes infinite time to install, stuck in "Hang on while we get your app's information..."

Summary: Windows Terminal sounds nice to have, but the 'real' objective is still that stated in Motivation above.

Notes: FYI, Apps & Features does not have a Windows Store to manage.

Answer 1

Hi @Mike Landis , 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

You are using Visual Studio Code, which is different from Visual Studio. The tag “Visual Studio Setup” is related to Visual Studio, for more questions about Visual Studio Code, please post it to the Stack Overview tagged visual-studio-code forum or GitHub repository where you would get professional support for this product.

Thanks for your understanding. 

Sincerely,

Anna

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