Pylance Missing Imports Poetry Link [RECOMMENDED]

To resolve the missing imports issue, you need to ensure PyLance is aware of your Poetry project's virtual environment and its dependencies. Here's a step-by-step guide:

Open your project's .vscode/settings.json file (create it in your project root if it does not exist). Add the python.analysis.extraPaths property.

Instead of applying this globally, configure it strictly for your current workspace so it does not interfere with other projects.

: If the environment doesn't appear:

Choose the interpreter listed under your project folder path (it will show ./venv/bin/python or similar).

Make sure VS Code uses the Poetry venv, install or link the local package into that venv (prefer path dependency with develop=true), and if Pylance still can’t find it add the package source directory to python.analysis.extraPaths or pyrightconfig.json extraPaths.

If you have selected the correct interpreter but Pylance still shows missing imports, you may need to force it to restart. Open the Command Palette ( Ctrl+Shift+P ). Type . pylance missing imports poetry link

Sometimes Pylance gets stuck.

Here's an example settings.json configuration:

: Type Python: Select Interpreter and select it. To resolve the missing imports issue, you need

Once configured, Pylance searches this folder automatically. You can simply use from the Command Palette, and your Poetry environments will show up as selectable options without manual path mapping. Troubleshooting Persistent Import Warnings

Note: This works best if you’ve used virtualenvs.in-project true (Solution 2) or if you manually symlink Poetry’s cache venv to .venv .