Jupyter keeps running the 'base' conda environment

Issue Type: Bug

I have a specific conda environment ‘my_env’.

I can select it to be used as a kernel, in the top right of the notebook, with “Jupyter Server: local”.

But, when I try to execute code in the notebook, such as os.getenv('CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV') it still says it’s using the ‘base’ environment, and can’t find the installed packages.

Bottom left of VS Code says the interpreter is Python…(‘my_env’). When I open a new terminal it activates ‘my_env’ but the kernel keeps running ‘base’.

This used to work well, but now it’s broken.

Extension version: 2021.2.576440691 VS Code version: Code 1.53.2 (622cb03f7e070a9670c94bae1a45d78d7181fbd4, 2021-02-11T11:48:44.518Z) OS version: Linux x64 5.8.0-43-generic snap

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel® Core™ i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz (8 x 2932)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: unavailable_software gpu_compositing: disabled_software multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: disabled_off opengl: disabled_off protected_video_decode: disabled_off rasterization: disabled_software skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: unavailable_software webgl2: unavailable_software
Load (avg)	3, 3, 3
Memory (System)	15.49GB (1.72GB free)
Process Argv	–force-user-env --no-sandbox --unity-launch --no-sandbox --crash-reporter-id e0b4888e-7039-4296-a9e5-65e00d3fce86
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%
DESKTOP_SESSION	ubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	Unity
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP	ubuntu
XDG_SESSION_TYPE	x11

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[lucasfijen]

Thanks for filing this issue, we have seen a few reports related to conda. Please could you revert your Python extension to a version from December, I’d like to check if that fixes it. To install an older version just go to the extensions tab & click the gear icon & select Install Another Version, see here

Finally: Please could you enable logging as follows:

• Open settings & go into Jupyter->Logging
• Change the value to debug
• Reload VS Code,
• Attempt to repro the issue & then copy the output from the Jupyter output panel.

Thanks

Having the same problem, python interactive only selecting the base kernel. For me downgrading the jupyter extension instead of the python extension fixed the problem, the problem starts from jupyter extension 2021.2.0 for me.

[JunCEEE]

@DonJayamanne Thanks for your efforts. I just tested the latest Jupyter extension in VS Code Insiders, and the problem is resolved. Thanks again.