Replace PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE with VS Code variable

Author: cdebonnel

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
                 "env": {
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
                     "PYTHONUTF8": "1",
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                 }
             },
             "group": {
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                 }
             },
             "group": {
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                 }
             },
             "group": {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}"
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}"
                 }
             },
             "group": {
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                 }
             },
             "group": {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
             "options": {
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                     "UNATTENDED": "1"
                 }
             },
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                 }
             },
             "group": {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                 }
             },
             "group": {
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
             "options": {
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
                 }
             },
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@
             "options": {
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
                 }
             },
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@
             "options": {
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
                 }
             },
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@
             "options": {
                 "cwd": "scripts",
                 "env": {
-                    "PYTHON": "${env:PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE}",
+                    "PYTHON": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
                     "UNATTENDED": "1",
                 }
             },

doc/dev/contribute.rst

@@ -93,14 +93,9 @@ development environment. The easiest way to do this is to use `virtualenv
 <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/virtualenv>`_ and `pip
 <http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip>`_.
 
-Some parameters are required to be set before using the project from within
-Visual Studio Code (used in `launch.json` and `tasks.json`). These are:
+Visual Studio Code `.env` file:
 
-* ``PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE``: The path to the Python interpreter to use. This is
-  used to run tasks from within Visual Studio Code. If not set,
-  the default Python interpreter will be used.
-
-* `.env` file: This file is used to set environment variables for the
+* This file is used to set environment variables for the
   application. It is used to set the ``PYTHONPATH`` environment variable to
   the root of the project. This is required to be able to import the project
   modules from within Visual Studio Code. To create this file, copy the

doc/dev/platforms.rst

@@ -75,13 +75,6 @@ That's it, you can now run the tests using the following command:
 
     pytest plotpy
 
-If you want to rely on Visual Studio Code for editing and take advantage of the
-project settings and tasks, you will need to set the following environment variable:
-
-.. code-block:: bash
-
-    set PPSTACK_PYTHONEXE=C:\WPy64-31110\python-3.11.1.amd64\python.exe
-
 CentOS Stream 8.8
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^