{
    "folders": [
        {
            "path": "."
        }
    ],
    "settings": {
        // Automatically targets your virtual environment (adjust path if needed)
        "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "${workspaceFolder}/venv/bin/python",
        
        // Tells the linter where your Django root is to prevent import errors
        "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
            "${workspaceFolder}"
        ],
        
        // Forces HTML files in template folders to use Django HTML syntax highlighting
        "files.associations": {
            "**/templates/**/*.html": "django-html",
            "*.html": "django-html"
        },
        
        // Tailors editor settings specifically for Django template files
        "[django-html]": {
            "editor.tabSize": 4,
            "editor.formatOnSave": true,
            "editor.defaultFormatter": "batisteo.vscode-django"
        },
        
        // Excludes messy compiled files from your VS Code file explorer search
        "files.exclude": {
            "**/__pycache__": true,
            "**/*.pyc": true,
            "**/.*": true
        }
    }
}