How can I change the path in VS Code to the extension and what is the correct path to autopep8 if I already installed the python extension?

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I receive this error when trying to install module "autopep8" for VS Code:

rrgut@DESKTOP-NQJ4S14 MINGW64 ~/Documents/Raymond/HelloWorld
$ C:/Users/rrgut/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python39/python.exe c:\Users\rrgut\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.9.114305\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py pip install -U autopep8 --user
C:\Users\rrgut\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\python.exe: can't open file 'C:\Users\rrgut\Documents\Raymond\HelloWorld\Usersrrgut.vscodeextensionsms-python.python-2020.9.114305pythonFilespyvsc-run-isolated.py': [Errno 2] No such file or directory

run the `pip` command from the command line not as a launch from VSC — rioV8, Oct 13 '20 at 01:29

Vaibhav Gupta · Answer 1 · 2022-02-23T16:13:13.907

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Step1:- First of all, you need to make sure that autopep8 module is installed in your PC, You can check this by using python -m autopep8 --version . If you can see the version then you can go to Step 3.

Step2:- You need to install autopep8 using the command line
pip install --user autopep8

Step3:- In the command line type where.exe autopep8 and copy that path to the Python>Formatting:Autopep8 Path which is present in the setting of Autopep8 package.

edited Feb 23 '22 at 16:13

answered Apr 01 '21 at 07:28

Vaibhav Gupta

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Your answer works (on Windows), but you did not clarify **where exactly** you would paste the path. I suggest merging this answer with [@Chen Wang 's answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61923188/how-to-stop-autopep8-not-installed-messages-in-code#answer-66219550) 1. Go to Python extension's extension setting. 2. Find Python>Formatting:Autopep8 Path term 3. Add the full path of the autopep8 that you have installed. – Leonardo Pinheiro Feb 12 '22 at 01:23

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '20 at 08:54

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The Python extension supports us to use Python in VSCode, but we install the module not in the path of the python extension.

We use the module "autopep8" in the current VSCode environment. Use pip to install it in the VSCode terminal:

check:

answered Oct 13 '20 at 08:54

Jill Cheng

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How can I change the path in VS Code to the extension and what is the correct path to autopep8 if I already installed the python extension?

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