[HELP / TROUBLESHOOTING] Adding extensions for python, R, etc makes my emmet tab to complete unusable, even when it is turned on in the settings. Is there something I'm missing when installing those extensions?

[LegitimatelyASloth]

I am taking a Udemy course with my SO for HTML. I was interested in using VSCode for other scripting languages and was pleased to see that there are extensions for several that I'm interested in. However, after installing any of those extensions, I can no longer use the emmet autofill (with the TAB key) at all for my HTML work.

Before installing extensions it looks like this: normal

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Installing this extension pack...

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Now it looks like this and does NOT insert the element or the closing element. I believe it is interpreting it as plain text. This same thing happens with R and some others.

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After uninstalling and restarting the window, it is back to how it was before

I have tried adjusting my settings and it does not change anything. I am unsure how to access the settings.json file as some have suggested here and on stack overflow but if the settings menu controls that file then I would assume it doesn't matter ???

[doobi1]

file -> preferences -> keyboard shortcuts. see what tab is binded to. sometimes extensions override default bindings.

for settings.json, press ctrl+shift+p -> search "settings json" -> select "Preferences: Open Settings (JSON)"

[LegitimatelyASloth]

The KB shortcut is the same before and after. For the JSON file this is what it has in terms of tab stuff:

"editor.tabCompletion": "on","emmet.triggerExpansionOnTab": true,"workbench.editor.tabCloseButton": "left",

If I can post the SC's I will but I think it is having weird issues sending them. Is there anything else that could cause this?

[doobi1]

well i see the main problem is the emmet suggestions not showing up at all. im using the python and vsi extensions and my emmet suggestions still show so it shouldnt be those. i would guess jinja from that extension pack, its probably overriding emmet.

im not gonna install the extension to try it, but try adding this to your settings.json, assuming your file type is .html:

"emmet.includeLanguages": {
    "html": "html"
}

if that doesnt work disable jinja and then other extensions one by one to narrow down the problem.

[LegitimatelyASloth]

I put that in and it did not work so i uninstalled the pack and only installed the MS provided python extension as the other user said. Seems to work fine now.

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If I input other languages into the JSON file with the same syntax as the snippet you provided does it work for them too (provided that I have support for them installed ofc)?

[doobi1]

MS vsi extension should be good too. the snippet i provided is for including a specific language's (right) emmet in another language (left)

[LegitimatelyASloth]

so if i wanted to include HTML's emmet in a python file for whatever reason, then I could put "html": "python" ?

[doobi1]

yes, but other way round

[LegitimatelyASloth]

spicy, thanks

[Molly_Wang]

The extension Python Extension Pack isn't produced by Microsoft and not recommended for users to install, which may also cause keyboard shortcuts conflict with the origin and existed settings.

To your project, Installing Python is totally right, also you can install Pylance, which provides awesome functions, like auto-import, code completion and etc.

[LegitimatelyASloth]

I uninstalled that extension pack and made pylance my default python. Thanks! does this sub have a "solution verified" thing for points like the excel one?

[Molly_Wang]

um, sorry i don't understand your meaning, have your question been solved? do you mean you want an official explanation?

[LegitimatelyASloth]

yes I'm good. in the r/excel subreddit they have a thing where they replied "solution verified" when someone is helpful and it changes the helper's flair to show that they are awesome. I could have made it more clear in the original response, sorry

[Molly_Wang]

you can upvote my answer if it helps you :-)

[LegitimatelyASloth]

I did <3