Feature Request: Add Setting to Run File as Module

[Sazzzzzz]

In Python, files with relative imports need to be run as a module using python -m module.submodule instead of as a script (python module/submodule). This is especially important for executing the main() block within submodules for testing purposes.

Currently, there doesn’t seem to be an easy way to add the -m flag and convert the path from module/submodule to module.submodule when using the Python: Run File task. This limitation also makes it challenging to achieve the same behavior in debug mode.

It would be incredibly helpful if the extension provided a setting to enable running files as modules directly.

[github-actions]

Thanks for the feature request! We are going to give the community 60 days from when this issue was created to provide 7 👍 upvotes on the opening comment to gauge general interest in this idea. If there's enough upvotes then we will consider this feature request in our future planning. If there's unfortunately not enough upvotes then we will close this issue.

[eleanorjboyd]

Thank you for submitting your feature request and everyone who considered it! Unfortunately, this issue did not receive enough votes over the allotted time, and so we are closing the issue. PRs are welcome so you can create a PR that fixes this if you are passionate about getting this feature across the finish line. Thanks!