Support file base name substitution in module configuration in launch.json

[janosh]

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.33.0
• Extension version: 2019.3.6558
• Python version: Python 3.6.7 (miniconda)

Feature Suggestion

It would be great to be able to debug arbitrary files as modules without having to hardcode their path in launch.json. The best I could find was the following which at least allows to debug any file in a given directory as module.

{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Python: Module",
      "type": "python",
      "request": "launch",
      "module": "src.nn.models.${fileBasenameNoExtension}"
    }
  ]
}

Not sure if this can be done by the Python extension or would have to be implemented by VS Code itself, but basically I'm suggesting something similar to ${fileBasenameNoExtension} that returns the full dotted "path" to a file from a project's root?

[janosh]

@karrtikr Any update on this? Still very much interested in this feature. Would this be hard to implement?

[DonJayamanne]

@janosh We've added the label of needs decision. We generally wait for at least a month to measure popularity of feature requests (based on number of 👍 ) and a number of other factors (priority, etc) in deciding whether to proceed with the changes.

[bipin-fm]

Any updates on this?

[jaklan]

You can use "Command Variable" extension to debug current module:
"module": "${command:extension.commandvariable.file.relativeDirDots}.${fileBasenameNoExtension}"

[janosh]

@jaklan Thanks for the pointer! That's a very handy extension!

[jaklan]

@rioj7 maybe you can create a PR based on your extension? Or for anyone interested - code is here.

[StefanRickli]

I'd also like to see this as a native solution.
Running the scripts as modules can help a lot with relative imports when I try to debug single files.

[luabud]

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[janicezyt]

Can I work on this?