Getting runtime status "Not yet activated" in WSL2 with Ubuntu 20

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Summary

I have syntax highlighting but no validation and autocomplete when opening yml and yaml files associated with the Ansible extension. The Ansible extension Runtime Status says “Not yet activated” and never changes.

I am using VS Code

Extension version

0.11.10

VS Code version

1.69.2

Ansible Version

ansible 2.9.6
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/me/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.8.10 (default, Jun 22 2022, 20:18:18) [GCC 9.4.0]

OS / Environment

Host OS: Windows 10 21H2 Extension: Remote - WSL v0.66.3

wsl --status
Default Distribution: Ubuntu
Default Version: 2
Windows Subsystem for Linux was last updated on 3/26/2022
WSL automatic updates are on.
Kernel version: 5.10.102.1

 wsl -l -v
  NAME      STATE           VERSION
* Ubuntu    Running         2

cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)"

Relevant log output

Output : Python
Starting Pylance language server.
Diagnostic Code: NoPythonInterpretersDiagnostic, Message: Python is not installed. Please download and install Python before using the extension.
> C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
[ERROR 2022-7-4 12:25:33.49]: [Error: Command failed: C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python310\python.exe -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
/bin/sh: 1: C:UsersmeAppDataLocalProgramsPythonPython310python.exe: not found

[aman207]

Updating the ansible extension to the prerelease version worked for me in WSL

[mcj]

I am running into the same issue (minus the python part).

VSCode version 1.70.00, everything else the same (WSL, Ubunutu version, ansible version). Stuck on status not yet activated despite several reinstalls/restarts.