Reading input during debugging in Python with VSCode

Question

Here is the extension for python I used in the vs code: python extension.

When I use the debugging feature provided by the extension, it will hang in there and do no

Answer 1

The externalconsole directive is deprecated. Use console instead and indicate your preference for external this way:

"console": "externalTerminal"

The application output (and input) will go to a separate window so the VS Code debug console remains a pure python prompt where you can evaluate stuff during breakpoints.