Python autocomplete in VS Code not working with external libraries in conda environment

Question

I have installed several libraries into a conda environment named "foo". I am using Visual Studio Code as my IDE.

Autocomplete works fine for almost all packages, except for the library "openmesh" (see below):

I have selected the correct python interpreter in VS Code:

As confirmed in the bottom left corner.

Furthermore, I have tried to add it to the autocomplete path in the settings of VS Code, however, there was no change, even after relaunching.

Autocomplete works fine with PyCharm, as seen here:

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

Had a similar problem, auto-completion was not working with python.

The following worked for me:

Use the keyboard shortcut to open the command palette:

Ctrl + Shift + P

and search for:

Python: Restart Language Server

Hit enter. Now give it another try.

Answer 2

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/python/environments : There are two types of environments that you can create for your workspace: virtual and conda environments.

you have to work into a workspace

Answer 3

Open your Terminal, activate your environment (i.e. conda activate foo), and then launch VS Code from within terminal in which you activated your environment (i.e. code . or code /path/to/directory). This worked for me.

If you are on Windows you can follow this link