Import sorting extension for Visual Studio Code using `isort`

A Visual Studio Code extension that provides import sorting using isort. The extension ships with isort=5.10.1.

Note:

This extension is supported for all actively supported versions of the python language (i.e., python >= 3.7).
The bundled isort is only used if there is no installed version of isort found in the selected python environment.
Minimum supported version of isort is 5.10.1.

Usage

Once installed in pyVisual Studio Code, the extension will register isort as import organizer. You can use keyboard short cut shift + alt + O to trigger organize imports editor action. You can also trigger this from the quick fix available when imports are not organized.

Fixing import sorting with a code action.

Import sorting on save

You can enable import sorting on save for python by having the following values in your settings. This adds both import sorting and formatting (using black) on save :

  "[python]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter",
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
        "source.organizeImports": true
    },
  }
  "isort.args":["--profile", "black"]

Disabling `isort` extension

If you want to disable isort extension, you can disable this extension per workspace in Visual Studio Code.

Settings

Settings	Default	Description
isort.args	`[]`	Custom arguments passed to `isort`. E.g `"isort.args" = ["--config", "<file>"]`
isort.trace	`error`	Sets the tracing level for the extension.
isort.path	`[]`	Setting to provide custom `isort` executable. This will slow down formatting, since we will have to run `isort` executable every time or file save or open. Example 1: `["~/global_env/isort"]` Example 2: `["conda", "run", "-n", "lint_env", "python", "-m", "isort"]`

Commands

Command	Description
isort: Restart	Force re-start the isort server.

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Import sorting extension for Visual Studio Code using isort