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Visual editor in VS Code does not have "Run cell" button for Python cells
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- TypeScript
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Description
The "Run cell" button is missing in VS Code (only, not in Positron, despite both using the same Quarto extension) for Python cells (only, not R).
See screenshots below for Python cells. Note: Dark screenshots are VS Code, light ones are Positron.
For R, the button is there for all options.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the missing Run cell button in VS Code with a Quarto document containing Python cells, then compare the same document in Positron and compare Python with R in VS Code. Done means the Run cell button appears for Python cells in VS Code without regressing the existing R behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, frontend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100