🔒 What type do I use in a VS Code launch config in order to run exe files?

[earnest plover]

I have a project that requires me to convert the Python file to a exe file using pyinstaller -F main.py.
I run the aforementioned command in the terminal and I am able use the exe as intended.
However, when I try to set up a VS Code launch config which automatically runs the command and then runs the exe, I am unable to find a suitable launch type to run the exe file. What type do I use so that the exe file can be run without issues?

launch.json:

{
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Launch",
            "type": "debugpy", //Cannot use this type as exe files cannot be run by the Python debugger (obviously)
            "request": "launch",
            "args": [],
            
            "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}",
            
            "program": "${workspaceRoot}/dist/main.exe",
            "preLaunchTask": "Package App",
            
          }
        
    ]
}

tasks.json:

{
    "tasks": [
      {
        "type": "shell",
        "label": "Package App",
        "command": "pyinstaller -F  main.py", 
        "args": [],
        "options": {
          "cwd": "${workspaceRoot}"
        },
        "problemMatcher": ["$python"],
        "group": {
          "kind": "build",
          "isDefault": true,
        },
        "detail": "Task generated by Debugger."
      }
    ],
    "version": "2.0.0"
  }

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[earnest plover]

Please ping me when replying

[sonic moon]

VS Code cannot debug arbitrary exes, and it does not supports pyinstaller directly. You cannot use it to debug the exe it creates.

You can create a shortcut to run it normally without debugging though

[earnest plover]

How do I go about doing that?

[sonic moon]

https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/editor/tasks#_custom-tasks + https://code.visualstudio.com/Docs/editor/tasks#_binding-keyboard-shortcuts-to-tasks

personally I'd just recommend not using pyinstaller though

[earnest plover]

any other alternatives?

[sonic moon]

do not pack it into an exe

[earnest plover]

oh
can't avoid it in this case

but will keep it in mind

[earnest plover]

does vsc ignore a keybindings.json in the .vscode folder of the project directory?

{
    "key": "ctrl+h",
    "command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
    "args": "Run App"
  }
  

doesn't seem to work for me

[sonic moon]

not sure, never used tasks myself

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