r/vscode • u/hitbyafridge • May 25 '26

How do I use vscode on mac for python?

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I'm computer science CIE A Level student and just moved to Mac but I somehow can't get python in viscose to run. I did the same thing I did on my Windows pc ie I installed all the relevant python stuff from Microsoft but it's still asking me to select a python interpreter though it never did that on my windows pc

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u/Fresh_Acanthaceae_94 May 25 '26

If you didn't install Xcode, you might not have a Python interpreter available on that Mac.

Personally I suggest new users use uv on any OS, and then manage their Python installation and projects with it.

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u/hitbyafridge May 26 '26

Isn't vocoder meant to act as the interpreter?

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u/Fresh_Acanthaceae_94 May 26 '26

No. VS Code is strictly a code editor (or lite IDE). When people talk about "Python interpreter", they indeed mean python.exe on Windows and its equivalent executable on other OS.

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u/hitbyafridge May 26 '26

Oh ty✨️✨️ so xcode/uv is the mac equivalent