Python, environments & Atom

Decided to try the Atom IDE for Python a week or two ago, working in a Python environment. And Guess what? It works great! Unlike Microsoft VS Code, Atom works the way I think it should work. I tried VS Code in an environment, and it doesn’t work. OK wait, I probably need to start VS Code in the environment, that makes sense. Yes it makes sense, but it doesn’t work, and the environment doesn’t appear in the select Python version selections at the bottom of the source. I’m sure I can find an answer to make it work, however what I’m trying makes sense to me. And it works that way in Atom…I didn’t need to look anything up! I started Atom in the Python environment and it used that environment.