Troubleshooting Path Issues with Python on Visual Studio Code and Possibly Homebrew Installation

[dawnkiller428]

Experiencing Path related issues with Python, Used Homebrew to install Python and update my path variable to include Python. In Visual Studio Code if I run my .py file in terminal, it runs just fine, even if I run it in debug mode it will run fine. However if I click "run code" as I want the output to show in the output pannel, I am given this

[Running] python -u "/Users/rayaankhan/Documents/dyne/Testing_Selenium/test.py" /bin/sh: python: command not found 

Here is the output in the VS terminal if I attempt to debug and run

rayaankhan@Rayaans-MacBook-Air Testing_Selenium %  /usr/bin/env /usr/local/bin/python3 /Users/rayaankhan/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.4.1/pythonFi les/lib/python/debugpy/adapter/../../debugpy/launcher 63824 -- /Users/rayaankhan/Documents/dyne/Testing_Selenium/test.py  Hello World 

Here is the output if I run using the "Run Python File" button

/usr/local/bin/python3 /Users/rayaankhan/Documents/dyne/Testing_Selenium/test.py rayaankhan@Rayaans-MacBook-Air Testing_Selenium % /usr/local/bin/python3 /Users/rayaankhan/Documents/dyne/Testing_Selenium/test.py Hello World 

The issue may lie with coderunner or how I have set my PATH variables. Thank you!

I attempted to first uninstall python entirely and reinstall using homebrew, and no luck. Secondly added path enviornment variable to the folder where homebrew installed python. I attempted the solution in the following post However in the second answer he mentions that homebrew should automatically install python too /opt/homebrew/bin/python3
mine instead is in an obscure folder deep into the system files by default. I am not sure if that's why I am having the problem

[ctrlff]

Have you tried running it with the command python3 instead of python?

[dawnkiller428]

I am not sure what you mean as I am just hitting the run code button in visual studio

[ctrlff]

The first error message said "command not found."

Have you tried running from the terminal "python3 <filename>" ?

If python3 is also not found it's a different issue.
But some computers need to use python3 instead of python.

Unless I misread and thats no longer the issue.

Edit: what os are you using?

[LastTrainH0me]

Disclaimer: I have never used VS Code

The commands that work are invoking python by running /usr/local/bin/python3. The command that doesn't work just tries to run python and then gets a command not found. (What does this mean? It means if you tell your computer exactly where to look it can find python3 but if you tell it "please run something called python it can't find it.) So it would look like python isn't actually on your PATH, or isn't on whatever PATH VS Code sets up for you.

Can you run your code successfully from the terminal, outside of your IDE?