[889] To enable arcpy in VS Code

To enable arcpy in VS Code, you need to configure your Python interpreter to use the ArcGIS Pro Python environment. Here are some steps you can follow:

• Download and install VS Code from the official website¹.
• Launch VS Code and install the Python extension for Visual Studio Code².
• Press Ctrl+Shift+P and search for “Python: Select Interpreter”. Choose the option “Enter interpreter path…” and click “Find…”.
• Navigate to the folder where ArcGIS Pro is installed, usually C:\Program Files\ArcGIS\Pro\bin\Python\envs\arcgispro-py3, and select the python.exe file.
• Click “Select Interpreter” and you should see the Python version and environment name in the bottom left corner of VS Code.
• You can now use arcpy in VS Code by importing it in your Python scripts.

For more information, you can refer to these web pages:

• How to configure Visual Studio Code with ArcGIS Pro’s Python Environment³
• Setting up Python/ArcPy with ArcGIS Pro and Visual Studio⁴
• VS Code autocomplete for ArcPy⁵
• VS Code arcgis extension⁶

You can also watch these videos for some tutorials:

• GIS Python Tutorial: Getting Started with ArcPy and VS Code¹
• GIS Python Tutorial: ArcPy Coding with VS Code and Conda²
• Intro - ArcGIS Pro Scripting with Python and Arcpy⁷

I hope this helps you with your arcpy development. Happy coding!