[Python] VS Code: how to get process ID via shell command in launch.json?

In our Visual Studio Code configuraiton launch.json looks like this:

{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"type": "fb-python",
"request": "attach",
"name": "Attach to a running Python process",
"processId": "${commandickProcess}",
"subProcess": true,
"justMyCode": true,
"redirectOutput": true,
"django": true,
"client": "instagram"
}
]
}


It shows process selection dialog every time I click "Debug". What I want to do is to calculate the process ID using a shell command:

ps -ef | grep "async uWSGI worker 1" | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'


How can I do that without writing a custom extension?

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