: If the error persists, open the Command Palette again and run "Developer: Reload Window" "Python: Clear Pylance workspace cache" to force a rescan. Stack Overflow Why This Happens
This happens because Pylance—the default language server for VS Code—does not automatically know where Poetry is hiding your project's virtual environment.
What or the Python extension are you running?
Method 1: Tell Poetry to Create In-Project Virtual Environments (Recommended) pylance missing imports poetry link
"reportMissingImports" error in VS Code occurs when cannot resolve the path to libraries installed via
This command outputs the exact absolute path to the virtual environment Poetry created for this specific project. Copy this path to your clipboard. Step 2: Select the interpreter in VS Code Return to VS Code.
Choose the interpreter path associated with your Poetry environment. If you don't see it, run poetry env info --path in your terminal to find the exact location, then select "Enter interpreter path..." : If the error persists, open the Command
In the "Select Interpreter" menu, choose and paste the path, appending /bin/python (Mac/Linux) or \Scripts\python.exe (Windows). Recommended Configuration: In-Project Virtual Environments
Encountering "missing imports" in a Poetry project is a classic integration issue. It’s not that Pylance is broken or that Poetry installed the packages incorrectly. The problem is one of alignment: Pylance needs to be looking at the exact same site-packages directory that Poetry created.
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Pylance, by default, looks for libraries in the interpreter configured in VS Code. If VS Code is using the global system interpreter, it won't see the packages in the Poetry virtual environment, causing: Yellow underlines ( reportMissingImports ) No auto-completion for libraries "Cannot resolve import" errors The Solution: Linking Poetry to VS Code
Here’s a troubleshooting guide to resolve when using Poetry for dependency management.