VSCode Debug - Prepend command when launching for django?

Question

I've recently started using VSCode to debug with Django and it's worked out pretty well.

I use a system for managing my environment variables however that requires the use of it's keyword first (keys python manage.py runserver)

Debugging works fine for firing up a standard Django install - but I can't seem to get the python debugger to run the above statement.

In my launch.json I've tried a few configurations like the following:

# launch.json
    {
        "name": "Python: Django",
        "type": "python",
        "request": "launch",
        "preLaunchTask": "keys-run",
        "program": "${workspaceFolder}/manage.py",
        "args": [
            "runserver"
        ],
        "django": true
    }
# tasks.json
    {
        "type": "shell",
        "label": "keys-run",
        "command": "keys"
    }

I've tried this as well:

    {
        "name": "Python: Django",
        "type": "python",
        "request": "launch",
        "program": "keys",
        "args": [
            "python", "manage.py", "runserver"
        ],
        "django": true
    }

The second config give me an error that there is no such file or directory '/home/username/project_directory/keys'

But from the command line (zsh) I can run the command: keys python manage.py runserver and it loads my environment variables as it should, then loads up and runs django without issue.

What is the best way to get this into VSCode debugger?

Answer 1

Could you use environment variables instead? Here's an example of how I have a trigger variable (via "env") to turn on/off for Django Debug Toolbar:

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python: Django",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "env": {"DJDT": "1"},
            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/manage.py",
            "args": [
                "runserver",
                "0:8047",
            ],
            "django": true
        }
    ]
}

If you can't get that to work, what about "program": "${workspaceFolder}/keys manage.py"?