python.autoComplete.extraPaths not working

[ddor254]

Environment data

• VS Code version: Version: 1.27.2
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): XXX
• OS and version: ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): Python 2.7.12

Actual behavior

paths in python.autoComplete.extraPaths does not work

Expected behavior

paths in python.autoComplete.extraPaths will behave same as adding the folder to sys.path

Steps to reproduce:

Create a ~/Desktop/extras folder.
Create a file named foobar.py in that folder containing def spam(): pass
Set python.autoComplete.extraPaths to point to the extras folder
import foobar; foobar. should have spam in its completion list.
getting [pylint] E0401:Unable to import extra and there is no completion.

I installed the latest VScode version , following this commit : #1471

still does not work.

[DonJayamanne]

python.autoComplete.extraPaths is used only for auto complete (intellisence).
Pylint, is a linter.
To let this working,

• Please create a file named .env
• Add an environment variable in there as follows:
  PYTHONPATH=<fully qualified path>

That should fix it