Debugging no longer adds the root folder to PYTHON_PATH

Environment data

• VS Code version: Version: 1.29.0 (user setup) Commit: 5f24c93878bd4bc645a4a17c620e2487b11005f9 Date: 2018-11-12T07:47:15.448Z Electron: 2.0.12 Chrome: 61.0.3163.100 Node.js: 8.9.3 V8: 6.1.534.41 Architecture: x64
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.10.1
• OS and version: Windows 10 enterprise
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): Python 3.6.5 64 bit with Anaconda
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): conda
• Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: ----

Actual behavior

When debugging from outside of the root folder. imports from the root folder no longer work. Selecting the text, and doing shift+Enter to execute within a python console work as expected (“python.execSelectionInTerminal”)

Expected behavior

I should be able to import package from inside my root folder, even if I start debugging from files in a subdirectory of my root folder.

This behavior was working beofre updating the current version of vscode and python

Steps to reproduce:

1. clone https://github.com/AlexandreOuellet/vscode-import-bug and open the folder in vscode
2. open the file tests/test_some_test.py
3. Debug this file (through F5)

Logs

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

Starting Jedi Python language engine.
##########Linting Output - pylint##########

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Your code has been rated at 10.00/10 (previous run: 10.00/10, +0.00)



##########Linting Output - pylint##########

--------------------------------------------------------------------

Your code has been rated at 10.00/10 (previous run: 10.00/10, +0.00)

Output from Console under the Developer Tools panel (toggle Developer Tools on under Help)

[DonJayamanne]

Please see temporary work around in https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/issues/3309#issuecomment-438753056

[romelgomez]

I just create a simple python project, with last update version of visual studio code, using also last version of the plugin [2018.10.1 (09 Nov 2018)], and getting this error:

Exception has occurred: ModuleNotFoundError
No module named 'functions'

And each folder I have the __init__.py file

functions
    utils
        logger.py
        __init__.py
    __init__.py
    program.py

program.py

from functions.utils.logger import logger
logger.info('Simple Test')

logger.py

import logging
FORMAT = '[%(asctime)s] [%(levelname)s] >>> %(message)s'
logging.basicConfig( format=FORMAT )
logger = logging.getLogger()
logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)