I can see that this question has been asked multiple times already however, none of the solutions seems to be working anymore, forcing me to ask for the latest fix.

Problem

I have created a workspace in VS code with the following directory structure,

• work__assignments (this is my main workspace folder in vs code)
  • assignment__1
    • data
    • modules
    • tests
  • assignment__2
    • data
    • modules
    • tests

"work__assignments" is my main workspace folder in the VS code. From this main workspace, I go to an assignment folder (e.g. work__assignments > assignment__2 > modules) and work on the respective code. However, when I try to debug the code in "work__assignments > assignment__2 > modules" the debugger loads from the main workspace folder (i.e. work__assignments), then it fails because it can't find other modules in the modules folder "work__assignments > assignment__2 > modules".

I have tried the following methods so far,

1. Updating the launch.json file and adding the line "cwd": "${fileDirname}",

{
    "name": "Python: Current File",
    "type": "python",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "${file}",
    "console": "integratedTerminal",
    "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
}

2. Updating the launch.json file and adding the line "cwd": "",

{
    "name": "Python: Current File",
    "type": "python",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "${file}",
    "console": "integratedTerminal",
    "cwd": ""
}

3. Updating the launch.json file and adding the following lines,

{
    "name": "Python: Current File",
    "type": "python",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "${file}",
    "console": "integratedTerminal",
    "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
    "env": {
        "PYTHONPATH": "${cwd}"
    }
}

3. Updating the preferences

   

However, NONE OF THESE APPROACHES HAVE WORKED. Every time I debug the code, it launches into the workspace folder and not in the code folder. What am I doing wrong?

Note: I am running the debugger using the "Debug Python File" button at the top right corner as shown in the picture below,

CodePudding user response：

Configure one of the following cwd in launch.json:

    "cwd": "./assignment__2"
    "cwd": "${fileDirname}"

It should be noted that you need to debug the program from the Run and Debug panel to execute the configuration in launch.json.

A simple example

Directory Structure and code

launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python: Current File",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}",
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "justMyCode": true,
            // "cwd": "./hello"
            "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
        }
    ]
}

Debug results

Invalid configuration in launch.json if debug is selected from play button