How to get vs code to auto insert if __name_ ... snippet?

Question

How to configure or enable visual studio code to automatically insert the standard:

if __name__ == '__main__':

I see it was implemented in 2018 but the usage being discussed in that ticket does not trigger anything for me. I've been scanning through the docs and general internet but my search keywords are not turning up relevant pages.

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/66050221/how-to-get-vs-code-to-auto-insert-if-name-snippet

Answer 1

I've noticed the same thing -- I wonder if this snippet was removed, or if its presence depends on the language server used (I believe VSCode switched from MS's language server to Pylance by default).

In any case, you can recreate the extension yourself by clicking the menu item Code > Preferences > User Snippets, select python.json, and then enter the following entry:

"Main": {
    "prefix": "__main__",
    "body": [
        "if __name__ == "__main__":",
        "${1:pass}"
    ],
    "description": "Insert main block"
}

More info: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/userdefinedsnippets