Run Python With VSCode On USB | Anaconda Envs| Windows 10| 2017-11-14

Why Use Visual Studio Code

I am happy with Sublime Text 3 for my Python coding.
But since VSCode is free, I'd like to give it a try.
To be honest, the task runner setup was more complicated that I expected.

Anyhow, I managed to set this up on a USB.

Python Environment

1) Python 3.6.3 - Anaconda , with environment being created with Anaconda Navigator
2) Operating System: Windows 10 

Steps

1) Install Anaconda (location being set to D drive (drive other than default C))

2) Create Environment With Anaconda Navigator (Optional)
This step is optional if you're happy with the Anaconda root installation.
I tend to create different projects in different environments (Python virtual environment),
just a matter of habit.

 

3) Download VSCode and Setup

This can be quite tricky when you need to setup the task runner to run Python code.