To run JythonMusic programs with the Visual Studio Code editor, follow these steps:
1. Download Visual Studio Code here.
2. Open a file to run.
3. Go to Terminal > Configure Tasks.
4. Select create tasks.json file.
5. Select Others.
6. Replace the tasks.json content with the following (update “cwd” with the path of your JythonMusic folder):
{
// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "JythonMusic",
"type": "shell",
"command": "sh jython.sh \"${file}\" ",
"windows": {
"command": "jython \"${file}\" "
},
"options": {
"cwd": "/Users/manarisb/Dropbox/jythonMusicDist/"
},
"group": {
"kind": "build",
"isDefault": true
},
"presentation": {
"reveal": "always",
"panel": "new"
},
"problemMatcher": []
}
]
}
7. To run the program with the task hit Cmd + Shift + P (Mac) / Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows).
8. Search Run Task.
9. Select JythonMusic.
10. To stop the program, click the terminal window and press Ctrl + C (Mac / Windows).
Note: After the first selection of JythonMusic, you can run the program just with Shift + Cmd + B (Mac) / Shift + Ctrl + B (Windows).