diff --git a/.vscode/README.md b/.vscode/README.md
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+test if path to pyenergyplus is OK :
+
+```
+py -c "from pyenergyplus.api import EnergyPlusAPI; print('OK')"
+```
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
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+{
+    "terminal.integrated.env.windows": {
+        "PYTHONPATH": "C:\\EnergyPlusV24-1-0"
+    },
+    "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
+        "C:\\EnergyPlusV24-1-0"
+    ]
+}