{"id":17005,"date":"2024-03-15T14:04:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-run-code-in-vscode\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T07:42:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T07:42:56","slug":"how-to-run-code-in-vscode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-run-code-in-vscode\/","title":{"rendered":"How to run code in VSCode?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are several ways to run code in VSCode.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Once you have opened VSCode, click on the &#8220;Explorer&#8221; button on the left side, locate your code file, right-click, and choose &#8220;Open in Terminal&#8221; (or use the shortcut Ctrl+`).<\/li>\n<li>In an open terminal window, enter commands to run your code. For Python code, you can use the command &#8220;python <filename>&#8220;. For code in other languages, use the compiler or interpreter for that language to run the code.<\/li>\n<li>You can install VSCode extension plugins to run code. For example, for Python code, you can install the &#8220;Python&#8221; extension plugin and click the run button in the editor to execute the code.<\/li>\n<li>For certain languages, VSCode also includes built-in debugging functionality. You can debug code by setting breakpoints and configuring the debugger, and view the code&#8217;s execution process in the debugging console.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In general, the most common way to run code is by executing commands in the terminal or using relevant extension plugins. The specific method may vary depending on the programming language you are using and its corresponding configuration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several ways to run code in VSCode. Once you have opened VSCode, click on the &#8220;Explorer&#8221; button on the left side, locate your code file, right-click, and choose &#8220;Open in Terminal&#8221; (or use the shortcut Ctrl+`). In an open terminal window, enter commands to run your code. 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