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My VSCode is using a locally installed anaconda environment, at the default directory, which places it in Program Files. Because of this I'm unable to install flake8 through VSCode, I get a permission error. If I update my conda environment at the local level to install flake8, does anyone know if VSCode recognize and be able to use the package then?

Super Kai - Kazuya Ito
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Usually yeah it will. But if it doesn't work for you, then you can try specifying absolute path to flake8 and enable it explicitly like so : 

"python.linting.flake8Enabled": true,  
"python.linting.flake8Path": "path/to/flake8",

you can even specify path to your conda environment : 

"python.condaPath": "path/to/condaenv/",
Yedhin
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  • This worked for me - in VS, you simply open Setting, search for `flak8`, find needed path, and insert in corresponding JSON file for flake8 configuration. – nate Aug 04 '20 at 17:39
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Have you tried to:

  1. ctrl + shift + p
  2. write "select linter" then click on it
  3. click on flake8

Maybe that helps.

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Yes, it will. You'll have to install flake8 into each environment that you specify as an interpreter for a project in VSCode.

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  • Is there a way to bypass the permission error in VSCode to install from there? I just tried installing through anaconda navigator which worked fine but VSCode isn't recognizing it, either way you answered my question. Thank you – Chris Macaluso Jan 12 '19 at 13:59
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I just installed Flake8 extension to VSCode as shown below. *I use Anaconda on Windows 11:

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Then, it works properly as shown below:

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Super Kai - Kazuya Ito
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