python - VS Code starts debugging in integrated terminal instead of debug console

Question

I've been using VS Code for quite some time and just today I started having this strange issue. Previously if I started debugging an program (F5) it would start debugging and show output in the "Debug Console":

But now It starts debugger in the "Terminal" and also outputs to "Debug Console".

Here is my launch.json:

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [{
            "name": "Python: Current File",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}"
        }
    ]
}

I want output only in the "Debug Console" (previously default behavior). Please help me with setting it back to the way it was.

Answer 1

Edit 3

As with the release 2019.4.0 of the python extension it is now possible to set the console option to internalConsole (#4321).

In .vscode/launch.json:

"console": "internalConsole"

Edit 2

As suggested in omartin2010's answer you can additionally set the option

"internalConsoleOptions": "openOnSessionStart"

to automatically open the debug console when starting debugging.

Edit 1

Setting the "console" option explicitly to "none" was originally the way to go (see answers), but now "none" is no longer valid (see Edit 3 above)

"console": "none"

Original answer

To ensure that the output is written to the debug console you can set the debugOptions. Adding the following entry to your configuration in yourlaunch.json should fix it:

"debugOptions": [
    "RedirectOutput"
]