How to use it outside built-in simple editor to have intellisence in VS Code?

[EmilyGraceSeville7cf]

What should I import in .py file to have API hints? I can't write scripts without having intellisence.

[spakin]

I have to admit, I've not tried writing Simple Inkscape Scripting scripts myself within VS Code. Let me ask the user who contributed VS Code support (in #54 and #55):

@inter1965: Could you please field @EmilyGraceSeville7cf's question? (And I hope I haven't broken VS Code support since you added it.) Thanks.

[EmilyGraceSeville7cf]

@spakin, issue is solved via this SO answer: I have to run this command in terminal: pip3 install git+https://github.com/spakin/SimpInkScr#egg=simpinkscr and then after installation do import simpinkscr to have intellisence enabled. Can you mention it in Wiki? Not everybody Python programmer and not everybody knows this trick.

[spakin]

If you use import simpinkscr, doesn't this mean you have to use simpinkscr.circle, simpinkscr.rect, etc. for all Simple Inkscape Scripting operations? Wouldn't it be simpler—and more compatible with running Simple Inkscape Scripting from the Inkscape GUI—to use from simpinkscr import *?

[EmilyGraceSeville7cf]

If you use import simpinkscr, doesn't this mean you have to use simpinkscr.circle, simpinkscr.rect, etc. for all Simple Inkscape Scripting operations? Wouldn't it be simpler—and more compatible with running Simple Inkscape Scripting from the Inkscape GUI—to use from simpinkscr import *?

It would. :) I just use it for code clarity.

[spakin]

All right; so how do you like this description?

https://github.com/spakin/SimpInkScr/wiki/Running#visual-studio-code

[EmilyGraceSeville7cf]

All right; so how do you like this description?

https://github.com/spakin/SimpInkScr/wiki/Running#visual-studio-code

I am completely fine with it.

[spakin]

Great! Thanks for taking a look—and for reporting how to get Simple Inkscape Scripting to work with Visual Studio Code + IntelliSense.