Alex closed VS Code. Opened the .vscode/settings.json file manually.
Once you have fixed the "Pylance missing imports poetry hot" issue for your current project, it is time to future-proof your workflow.
Poetry creates and isolates virtual environments in a centralized system folder by default. Because this folder is hidden deep within your user profile, VS Code does not know where to look. This disconnect causes Pylance to flag perfectly valid import statements with red or yellow squiggly lines. Method 1: The Local Virtual Environment Fix (Recommended) pylance missing imports poetry hot
There are a few reasons why Pylance might report missing imports when using Poetry and hot reloading:
: /Users/username/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/your-project-py3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages Alex closed VS Code
Ensure your terminal environment matches your editor environment by running poetry shell before launching VS Code from the command line ( code . ).
: Delete your existing environment and run poetry install . Poetry creates and isolates virtual environments in a
"python.analysis.extraPaths": ["./core"]
If you cannot change your virtual environment location (e.g., a team standard), you can manually tell Pylance where to look. Pylance is built on Pyright, so we can configure it via pyrightconfig.json .
Are you launching VS Code from Finder/Start Menu? Poetry environments are shell-dependent. If your terminal loads poetry but VS Code’s integrated terminal doesn’t, Pylance gets confused. Launch VS Code from the terminal after activating Poetry: