VPython doesn't seem to work in vscode cell

VPython does weird things in vscode jupyter cell. Normally in jupyter, when you run

import vpython
vpython.box()

an interactive output shows up with a movable and rotatable cube (doesn’t require an extension). In vscode cell or interactive console, vpython.box() doesn’t ever finish, the cell number has a star in it. Does vpython do something currently unsupported by vscode or is this fixable?

[MossiAhmadi]

Thank you Don for prioritizing the case. VPython has always been messy since it requires the browser to open to view the physics simulations outputted by VPython. Bringing it to VSCode interactive window will be a revolutionary idea to teach physics coding with ease. I will enquire about the implementation process here in github once every two months. I hope VPython will be implemented in VSCode python interactive and VSCode jupyter notebook in the next four months. Also, is it possible to contact the team taking care of VPython implementation directly - or a dedicated VPython VSCode github page -, for instance to view the power of VSCode to do VPython simulations with ease or a place for suggesting further improvements?

[DonJayamanne]

Closing this issue as there’s nothing we can do about this, due to the way the vpython widget is written. Summary - vpython uses a non standard way to communicate with the backend kernel by creating other sockets.