py-hover-install

A VS Code extension that adds a hover-tooltip link that installs missing Python packages with one click.

• Hover any unresolved import.
• Click Install .
• A VS Code Task runs pip install in its own terminal.

🔧 Configuration

You can customize where packages are installed by setting a Python interpreter path.

pyHoverInstall.installInterpreterPath

• Type: string (path to a Python executable)
• Default: (empty) → The extension will try to detect a virtual environment in your workspace (.venv or venv).
• Fallback: If no custom interpreter or venv is found, it will use python from your system PATH.

Example:

// settings.json
{
  "pyHoverInstall.installInterpreterPath": "/usr/local/bin/python3"
}