python visual-studio-code pytest vscode-keybinding

VS Code keybinding for starting debugging with a specific debug configuration?

I would like to create a keybind for debugging a specific pytest. I was wondering if it was possible to maybe modify .vscode/launch.json such that whenever I press F5 that it will debug a specific test, instead of having to manually press it every time, as shown in this image.

I have tried setting the Keyboard Shortcut: testing.debugAtCursor, but it debugs all the tests I have in my parametrize, and I would ideally like a solution for running a specific one without having to do pytest.skip.

Solution

I couldn't find a command to launch an existing debug configuration in launch.json and gave up looking. I did find debug.startFromConfig, but you have to copy a debug configuration into keybindings.json, so it's not really ideal, but here you go. If you only want it to be defined for a specific workspace, you can probable do that with a when clause using the resourceFilename context key and checking if it starts with the specific workspace folder's path.

An example from my testing:

{
    "key": "ctrl+b",
    "command": "debug.startFromConfig",
    "args": {
        "name": "test",
        "type": "cppdbg",
        "request": "launch",
        "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/test.cpp",
        "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
    },
},