[Python] How to run a task in the poetry shell

I'm trying to schedule an automated task that runs a python script "myscript1.py" in VS Code.

First step is to run the command "poetry shell" which spawns a new shell:

PS C:\dir1\dir2> poetry shell Spawning shell within C:\dir1\dir2.venv Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

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(dir1-py3.12) PS C:\dir1>

I put this as the command of the first task. Then I put the actual script as the command of the second task. This creates two tasks, one that opens a Poetry shell and the other that opens a different terminal window.

My purpose is to spawn the Poetry shell within which to run the "myscript1.py."

Here are the two files:

tasks.json:


{
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "spawn_poetry_shell",
"type": "shell",
"command": "poetry shell",
"group": "group1",
"presentation": {
"reveal": "always",
"panel": "new"
},
{
"label": "run_script",
"type": "shell",
"command": "python C:\\dir1\\dir2\\myscript1.py",
"group": "group1",
"presentation": {
"reveal": "always",
"panel": "new"
},
"problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
}
]
}

settings.json:


{
"workbench.colorTheme": "Default High Contrast",
"terminal.integrated.scrollback": 4000,
"task.allowAutomaticTasks": "on",
"tasks": [
{
"at": "16 16 * * *",
"run": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
"args": ["spawn_poetry_shell"]
},
{
"at": "17 16 * * *",
"run": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
"args": ["run_script"]
},
],
"workbench.startupEditor": "none",
}


The poetry.lock, .venv, .vscode files and the "dir2" directory are located under c:\dir1, whereas the "myscript1.py" script is located under the c:\dir1\dir2\ directory.

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