command 'python.setInterpreter' not found

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.52.0 (user setup)
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2020.11.371526539
• OS and version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.18363
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.6.12 Anaconda
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): conda
• Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: N/A
• Relevant/affected Python-related VS Code extensions and their versions: just Python extension: 2020.11.371526539
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Jedi

[NOTE: If you suspect that your issue is related to the Microsoft Python Language Server (python.languageServer: 'Microsoft'), please download our new language server Pylance from the VS Code marketplace to see if that fixes your issue]

Expected behaviour

After doing CTRL+SHIFT+P, I want to select Python Interpreter

Actual behaviour

Command ‘Python: Select Interpreter’ resulted in an error (command ‘python.setInterpreter’ not found) So I cannot run any python scripts within vscode

Steps to reproduce:

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

1. I just start my vscode normally like I always do but suddenly I can’t see any python interpreter selected and cannot run my python scripts. So I tried to do CTRL+SHIFT+P to select it but it gave me this error. I didn’t update my Python recently also, but VSCode seems to have updated recently?

Logs

How can I retrieve detailed logs?

Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

XXX

[karthiknadig]

@bharel Try the following. If that does not help create a new bug.

Do the following to remove stale versions of the extension:

1. Uninstall Python extension (if you have pylance uninstall it first).
2. Close all instances of VS Code.
3. Go to, %USERPROFILE%/.vscode/extensions (on windows) or ~/.vscode/extensions on Linux/Mac.
4. Delete any folder with the name starting with ms-python.python*
5. Start VS Code, and install Python extension (also pylance if you uninstalled it in step 1).

[karrtikr]

It’s likely that the Python extension has not been activated. Please open a python file to activate the extension, the commands should be available after that.