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Can't select interpreter nor debug

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I have searched for similar issues but there was no solution exhibited.

Environment data

  • VS Code version: 1.51.1
  • Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2020.11.358366026
  • OS and version: Windows 10 Home 64 Bit
  • Python version: 2.7, 3.86, 3.9
  • Type of virtual environment used: conda envs are also not showing

Expected behaviour

Being able to select interpreter and debug:

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Actual behaviour

The extension insisting that python is not installed, even though multiple versions of it are installed image

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interpreter gif

Logs

Output for User belongs to experiment group 'AlwaysDisplayTestExplorer - experiment' User belongs to experiment group 'ShowPlayIcon - start' User belongs to experiment group 'ShowExtensionSurveyPrompt - enabled' User belongs to experiment group 'DebugAdapterFactory - experiment' User belongs to experiment group 'PtvsdWheels37 - experiment' User belongs to experiment group 'UseTerminalToGetActivatedEnvVars - control' User belongs to experiment group 'AA_testing - control' User belongs to experiment group 'LocalZMQKernel - experiment' User belongs to experiment group 'CollectLSRequestTiming - control' User belongs to experiment group 'CollectNodeLSRequestTiming - experiment' User belongs to experiment group 'EnableIPyWidgets - experiment' User belongs to experiment group 'RunByLine - experiment' User belongs to experiment group 'CustomEditorSupport - control' User belongs to experiment group 'pythonaacf' > conda --version > pyenv root > python3.7 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > python3.6 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > python2 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > py -3.7 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > python c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > python3 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > py -3.6 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > py -3 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > py -2 c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" > conda info --json Python in the Output panel (rror 2020-11-14 01:40:21: Diagnostic Code: NoPythonInterpretersDiagnostic, Message: Python is not installed. Please download and install Python before using the extension. Diagnostic Code: NoPythonInterpretersDiagnostic, Message: Python is not installed. Please download and install Python before using the extension. Error 2020-11-14 01:40:23: Failed to get interpreter information for 'c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe' [Error: spawn cmd.exe ENOENT at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:264:19) at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:456:16) at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:81:21)] { errno: 'ENOENT', code: 'ENOENT', syscall: 'spawn cmd.exe', path: 'cmd.exe', spawnargs: [ '/d', '/s', '/c', '""c:\\\\Users\\Noam\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python38\\python.exe" "c:\\Users\\Noam\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\\pythonFiles\\pyvsc-run-isolated.py" "c:\\Users\\Noam\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\\pythonFiles\\interpreterInfo.py""' ], cmd: '"c:\\\\Users\\Noam\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Python\\Python38\\python.exe" "c:\\Users\\Noam\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\\pythonFiles\\pyvsc-run-isolated.py" "c:\\Users\\Noam\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\\pythonFiles\\interpreterInfo.py"' } > pyenv root > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.prefix)" cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.prefix)" cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)" cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())" cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())" cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py site --user-site cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py site --user-site cwd: c:\Users\Noam\Documents\Try > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\completion.py > c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\completion.py Error 2020-11-14 01:40:25: stderr jediProxy Error (stderr) c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\completion.py:584: DeprecationWarning: Deprecated since version 0.16.0. Use Script(...).get_names instead. jedi.api.names(

Error 2020-11-14 01:40:26: Failed to get interpreter information for ‘c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe’ [Error: spawn cmd.exe ENOENT at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:264:19) at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:456:16) at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:81:21)] { errno: ‘ENOENT’, code: ‘ENOENT’, syscall: ‘spawn cmd.exe’, path: ‘cmd.exe’, spawnargs: [ ‘/d’, ‘/s’, ‘/c’, ‘““c:\\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py””’ ], cmd: ‘“c:\\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py”’ }

pyenv root Error 2020-11-14 01:40:27: Failed to get interpreter information for ‘c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe’ [Error: spawn cmd.exe ENOENT at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:264:19) at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:456:16) at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:81:21)] { errno: ‘ENOENT’, code: ‘ENOENT’, syscall: ‘spawn cmd.exe’, path: ‘cmd.exe’, spawnargs: [ ‘/d’, ‘/s’, ‘/c’, ‘““c:\\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py””’ ], cmd: ‘“c:\\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py”’ } Error 2020-11-14 01:40:27: Failed to get interpreter information for ‘c:\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe’ [Error: spawn cmd.exe ENOENT at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:264:19) at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:456:16) at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:81:21)] { errno: ‘ENOENT’, code: ‘ENOENT’, syscall: ‘spawn cmd.exe’, path: ‘cmd.exe’, spawnargs: [ ‘/d’, ‘/s’, ‘/c’, ‘““c:\\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py””’ ], cmd: ‘“c:\\Users\Noam\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python38\python.exe” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py” “c:\Users\Noam\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.11.358366026\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py”’ } pyenv root pyenv root→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

 

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  • State:closed
  • Created 3 years ago
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  • Comments:18

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aasmprocommented, Nov 21, 2020

same problem here on Arch. just installed electron 9.3.3 from the archive

sudo pacman -U https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/e/electron9/electron9-9.3.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
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karrtikrcommented, Dec 16, 2020

Closing as no further info was provided.

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