Cannot edit in read-only editor VS Code

Question

I am using Visual Studio Code V 1.31.1. I used an input function but I can't write an input in output panel it shows this error

Cannot edit in read-only editor.

Please help me solve this problem.

Answer 1

You are in the "Output" tab instead of the Terminal. The output tab is actually only for you to read from.

Press F5 to begin Debugging and it'll bring you into the Terminal tab.

The terminal is interactive, so you can read output AND type back. It is indeed a console prompt/ terminal (hence its name).

Answer 2

If your code takes input from a user you can't just use output tab. You have to use any terminal as Jordan Stefanelli have said.

1. just go to terminal tab and select powershell or default terminal
2. type python Nameoffile.py
3. you will be able to input