Disable import sorting when using Python 2.7

[Spitfire1900]

Error 2020-09-25 10:55:48:     runpy.run_path(module, run_name="__main__")
  File "C:\Python27\lib\runpy.py", line 252, in run_path
    return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, path_name)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\runpy.py", line 82, in _run_module_code
    mod_name, mod_fname, mod_loader, pkg_name)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\runpy.py", line 72, in _run_code
    exec code in run_globals
  File "c:\Users\<USER>\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.9.111407\pythonFiles\sortImports.py", line 12, in <module>
    import isort.main
  File "c:\Users\<USER>\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.9.111407\pythonFiles\lib\python\isort\__init__.py", line 2, in <module>
    from . import settings
  File "c:\Users\<USER>\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.9.111407\pythonFiles\lib\python\isort\settings.py", line 31
    FILE_SKIP_COMMENTS: Tuple[str, ...] = (
                      ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[brettcannon]

I've classified this as an enhancement as due to isort 5 changes and bugfixes that mean we can't stay on isort 4 with its Python 2.7 support. But we can at least help prevent you from accidentally running the sort action.

[Spitfire1900]

We have the following entry in settings.json in a number of our projects,

"editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
    "source.organizeImports": true
},

is there a way to trigger native isort py -2 -m isort ${relativeFile} instead of the integrated source action on save?

[brettcannon]

We do let you specify the path to isort in your settings, so if you faked it to point to something that worked for your situation then that would let you use the old version (you can a straight use of isort 4, but it's been triggering warnings for setuptools users). Otherwise you could add a task to your project to run isort the way you want.

/cc @karrtikr in case I'm missing an idea.

[Spitfire1900]

I think you're talking about #12949? Luckily for us the projects that are using Python 2.7 aren't using setuptools.

[brettcannon]

@Spitfire1900 yep, that's the issue

[CHBrianLiu]

Hi, I encountered this issue as well while using Python 2.7.17. For me, the workaround is to set python.sortImports.path explicitly in settings.json.

$ # Check isort version is 4.
$ isort --version

         isort your Python imports for you so you don't have to

                            VERSION 4.3.21

$ # Get isort path.
$ which isort
/home/brian_ch_liu/.local/bin/isort

In project directory, edit the VS code configuration file (.vscode/settings.json).

{
    "python.sortImports.path": "/home/brian_ch_liu/.local/bin/isort"
}

[lamborghini1993]

python2.7 use isort. so How should i solve？

[karrtikr]

We no longer support Python 2.7 as its reached its EOL, hence closing this.