VSCode -- how to set working directory for debug

@SpeedCoder5 's comment deserves to be an answer;

You can specify a dynamic working directory; (i.e. whichever directory where the currently-open Python file is located), using "cwd": "${fileDirname}" -- this takes advantage of the "variables reference" feature in VS Code, and the predefined variable fileDirname

If you're using the Python: Current File (Integrated Terminal) option when you run Python, your launch.json file might look like mine, below (more info on launch.json files here).

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
    {
            "name": "Python: Current File (Integrated Terminal)",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}",
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "cwd": "${fileDirname}"
    }, 

    //... other settings, but I modified the "Current File" setting above ...
}

Remember the launch.json file controls the run/debug settings of your Visual Studio code project; my launch.json file was auto-generated by VS Code, in the directory of my current "Open Project". I just edited the file manually to add "cwd": "${fileDirname}" as shown above.

Remember the launch.json file may be specific to your project, or specific to your directory, so confirm you're editing the correct launch.json (see comment)

If you don't have a launch.json file, try this:

To create a launch.json file, open your project folder in VS Code (File > Open Folder) and then select the Configure gear icon on the Debug view top bar.

All you need to do is configure the cwd setting in launch.json file as follows:

{
    "name": "Python",
    "type": "python",
    "pythonPath":"python", 
    ....
    "cwd": "<Path to the directory>"
    ....
}

More information about this can be found on the official VS Code docs website.

This setting helps me:

{
  "type": "node",
  "request": "launch",
  "name": "Launch Program",
  "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}\\app\\js", // set directory here
  "program": "${workspaceFolder}\\app\\js\\server.js", // set start js here
}