Cannot Select Python Interpreter when running python prints out more than the script output

Issue Type: Bug

Behaviour

VS Code cannot select a python interpreter from the list of available interpreters. The list in the command flashes and dissappears.

Expected vs. Actual Behaviour

Expected vscode to set the interpreter to the selected version of python after clicking on the item.

Steps to reproduce:

[NOTE: Self-contained, minimal reproducing code samples are extremely helpful and will expedite addressing your issue]

1. Install python
2. Install vscode
3. Install python extension
4. Attempt to select a python interpreter

Diagnostic data

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda):
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Unknown
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

User Settings

defaultLS: {"defaultLSType":"Pylance"}

downloadLanguageServer: true

envFile: "<placeholder>"

venvPath: "<placeholder>"

venvFolders: "<placeholder>"

condaPath: "<placeholder>"

pipenvPath: "<placeholder>"

poetryPath: "<placeholder>"

languageServer: "Pylance"

linting
• enabled: true
• cwd: "<placeholder>"
• Flake8Args: "<placeholder>"
• flake8Enabled: false
• flake8Path: "<placeholder>"
• lintOnSave: true
• banditArgs: "<placeholder>"
• banditEnabled: false
• banditPath: "<placeholder>"
• mypyArgs: "<placeholder>"
• mypyEnabled: false
• mypyPath: "<placeholder>"
• pycodestyleArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pycodestyleEnabled: false
• pycodestylePath: "<placeholder>"
• prospectorArgs: "<placeholder>"
• prospectorEnabled: false
• prospectorPath: "<placeholder>"
• pydocstyleArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pydocstyleEnabled: false
• pydocstylePath: "<placeholder>"
• pylamaArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pylamaEnabled: false
• pylamaPath: "<placeholder>"
• pylintArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pylintPath: "<placeholder>"

sortImports
• args: "<placeholder>"
• path: "<placeholder>"

formatting
• autopep8Args: "<placeholder>"
• autopep8Path: "<placeholder>"
• provider: "autopep8"
• blackArgs: "<placeholder>"
• blackPath: "<placeholder>"
• yapfArgs: "<placeholder>"
• yapfPath: "<placeholder>"

testing
• cwd: "<placeholder>"
• debugPort: 3000
• nosetestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• nosetestsEnabled: undefined
• nosetestPath: "<placeholder>"
• promptToConfigure: true
• pytestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pytestEnabled: false
• pytestPath: "<placeholder>"
• unittestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• unittestEnabled: true
• autoTestDiscoverOnSaveEnabled: true

terminal
• activateEnvironment: true
• executeInFileDir: "<placeholder>"
• launchArgs: "<placeholder>"

experiments
• enabled: false
• optInto: []
• optOutFrom: []

insidersChannel: "off"

tensorBoard
• logDirectory: "<placeholder>"

Extension version: 2021.12.1559732655 VS Code version: Code 1.63.2 (899d46d82c4c95423fb7e10e68eba52050e30ba3, 2021-12-15T09:40:02.816Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18362 Restricted Mode: No

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel® Xeon® CPU E5-1660 v4 @ 3.20GHz (16 x 3193)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: enabled opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.92GB (20.39GB free)
Process Argv	–crash-reporter-id 669db187-2cae-415a-8e1c-4efb2f799c4c
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

[irenepc]

That’s fair. Our company does a lot work with Maya so we’re stuck with 27 for a little longer, but I appreciate the help! PS: everything behaves as expected after installing that last VSIX. Thank you!

[karrtikr]

Thanks for the logs, can you try this VSIX: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/suites/4923442209/artifacts/142096276?

Although do note that as Python 2.7 is now deprecated, we aren’t actively supporting it anymore, I’m making an exception here. You should probably migrate to using Python3 soon.