VS Code starts debugging in integrated terminal instead of debug console

Question

I\'ve been using VS Code for quite some time and just today I started having this strange issue. Previously if I started debugging an program (F5) it would start debugging a

Answer 1

I had the same problem but I solved it by adding a new configuration at the top that looked like this:

{
    "name": "Python: Current File",
    "type": "python",
    "request": "launch",
    "program": "${file}",
    "console": "internalConsle"
},

I found this a better solution because I didn't have to change one of my other debug functions. In your case the "Python: Terminal (integrated)" debug option. Which I need as much as I need the debug console function. I use both function and they show the output where I want the output to be shown.