workbench.action.terminal.runSelectedText issue with IPython

[louisabraham]

• VSCode Version: 1.28.2
• OS Version: macOS 10.12.6

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open an ipython console
2. Select some code block with multiple indented lines
3. Use workbench.action.terminal.runSelectedText

Example:

def f(x):
    x *= 2
    return x

Result:

In [4]: def f(x):
   ...:         x *= 2
   ...:             return x
  File "<ipython-input-4-110910b1aeaa>", line 3
    return x
    ^
IndentationError: unexpected indent

Explanation:

IPython automatically indents when you type return. However, when pasting the whole code block or each line it doesn't. The problem probably comes from the fact than vscode simulates a return key instead of a simple newline when sending the line.

[louisabraham]

Another issue arises when trying to execute multiple lines with the same indentation

import math
import os

Only the first line is sent.

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[louisabraham]

@weinand This issue is NOT caused by an extension. I could reproduce with code --disable-extensions.

[lj-mu]

Same problem with me, I have to copy and paste manually.

[Tyriar]

I believe this is an issue with ipython as it only affects it.

[louisabraham]

I would like to reopen this issue.

In vim, the slime plugin has a variable slime_python_ipython. If it is set and the current language is python, then it wraps the text with %cpaste.
This should be implemented in vscode as well.

[cbrnr]

Although this is not caused by the Python extension, maybe the suggested change (using %cpaste) should be implemented in the extension - someone already created an issue: microsoft/vscode-python#2837

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