PyLance relies on the pyright tool to analyze Python code. When PyLance can't find imports, it's often because pyright doesn't have access to the project's virtual environment or Poetry's pyproject.toml configuration isn't properly linked.
The cleanest, most automated way to fix Pylance missing imports is to force Poetry to create the virtual environment inside your project folder. Step 1: Configure Poetry globally or per project
reportMissingImports when using Poetry is almost always a configuration issue where VS Code's language server is pointed at a different Python environment than the one where Poetry installed your packages. hrekov.com The Direct Solution: Selecting the Correct Interpreter pylance missing imports poetry link
Poetry will now create a .venv folder in the root directory of your project. VS Code and Pylance will instantly recognize this folder and resolve your imports automatically without any manual path mapping. Method 3: The Workspace Configuration Route (Extra Paths)
To fix this, you must tell VS Code to use the Python interpreter inside the Poetry virtual environment. 1. Locate the Poetry Environment Path PyLance relies on the pyright tool to analyze Python code
"python.analysis.extraPaths": [ "/path/to/poetry/cache/virtualenvs/myproj-abc123-py3.11/lib/python3.11/site-packages" ]
If Pylance is not able to resolve the imports, follow the steps outlined above to configure Pylance and Poetry. Step 1: Configure Poetry globally or per project
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Pylance will instantly detect the local .venv directory, parse the packages, and clear the missing import errors. Solution 2: Point VS Code to Poetry’s Global Cache Path
Add the python.analysis.extraPaths property, pointing to the site-packages directory inside your Poetry cache. Your .vscode/settings.json file should look like this:
