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Extension can't find python interpreter.

See original GitHub issue

Environment data

  • VS Code version: 1.27.2
  • Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.8.0
  • OS and version: windows 10 home 17134
  • Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.7.0 64 bit
  • Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): N/A
  • Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: ?

Actual behavior

VS Code shows warning about not being able to find interpreter.
Selecting any Python: xxx command from command palette gives error of “command ‘python.xxx’ not found”. Can not run file with “right click ‘Run Python File in Terminal’”.

Expected behavior

Extension finds interpreter and provides intellisense. Python commands work.
File runs when “right click ‘Run Python File in Terminal’”.

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Install VS Code for Windows 10
  2. Install Python 3.7.0 for WIndows 10 (have it add python to path)
  3. Install python extension
  4. Try to run python command.

Logs

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

Starting Microsoft Python language server.
Downloading https://pvsc.blob.core.windows.net/python-language-server/Python-Language-Server-win-x64.beta.nupkg... complete.Unpacking archive... failed.
Bad archive

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

/C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:1411  INFO no standard startup: not the explorer viewlet
/C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:276 [Extension Host] Git installation not found.
t.log @ /C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:276
/C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:276 [Extension Host] Activating extension 'ms-python.python' failed: Bad archive.
t.log @ /C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:276
/C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:276 [Extension Host] Activating extension `ms-python.python` failed:  Bad archive
t.log @ /C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:276
/C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:276 [Extension Host] Here is the error stack:  Error: Bad archive
	at LanguageServerDownloader.<anonymous> (C:\Users\matth\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2018.8.0\out\client\activation\downloader.js:53:23)
	at Generator.throw (<anonymous>)
	at rejected (C:\Users\matth\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2018.8.0\out\client\activation\downloader.js:7:65)
	at <anonymous>
/C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3260 Activating extension 'ms-python.python' failed: Bad archive.
w._logMessageInConsole @ /C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3260
notificationsAlerts.ts:39 Error: command 'python.setInterpreter' not found
    at t._tryExecuteCommand (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3019:717)
    at file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3019:572
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:729)
    at Object.enter (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:158:61)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._run (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:902)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._completed (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:343)
    at l (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:162:855)
    at n.Class.derive.join.r.forEach.j.then.o.(anonymous function) (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:163:45)
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:729)
    at Object.enter (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:158:61)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._run (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:902)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._completed (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:343)
    at l (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:162:855)
    at n.Class.derive.join.r.forEach.j.then.o.(anonymous function) (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:163:45)
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:729)
    at Object.enter (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:158:61)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._run (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:902)
    at n.Class.derive._creator._completed (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:343)
    at Object.g [as _notify] (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:154:729)
    at Object.enter (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:158:61)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._run (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:902)
    at n.Class.derive._oncancel._completed (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:159:343)
    at e.resolveOk (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3166:685)
    at e._receiveReply (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3234:965)
    at e._receiveOneMessage (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3233:519)
    at file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:3232:74
    at e.fire (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:175:76)
    at a (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:311:740)
    at Socket.n._socketDataListener (file:///C:/Users/matth/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft VS Code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/workbench.main.js:311:959)
    at emitOne (events.js:116:13)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:211:7)
    at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:263:12)
    at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:250:11)
    at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:208:10)
    at Pipe.onread (net.js:594:20)
t.onDidNotificationChange @ notificationsAlerts.ts:39
(anonymous) @ notificationsAlerts.ts:27
e.fire @ event.ts:140
t.notify @ notifications.ts:113
t.error @ notificationService.ts:52
t.onError @ commandsHandler.ts:325
(anonymous) @ commandsHandler.ts:310
done @ winjs.base.js:1399
v @ winjs.base.js:1245
enter @ winjs.base.js:916
_run @ winjs.base.js:1089
_chainedError @ winjs.base.js:1052
n @ winjs.base.js:751
then @ winjs.base.js:1457
enter @ winjs.base.js:762
_run @ winjs.base.js:1089
_setCompleteValue @ winjs.base.js:1073
g @ winjs.base.js:1191
enter @ winjs.base.js:867
_run @ winjs.base.js:1089
_completed @ winjs.base.js:1057
l @ winjs.base.js:1834
n.Class.derive.join.r.forEach.j.then.o.(anonymous function) @ winjs.base.js:1859
g @ winjs.base.js:1191
enter @ winjs.base.js:867
_run @ winjs.base.js:1089
_completed @ winjs.base.js:1057
l @ winjs.base.js:1834
n.Class.derive.join.r.forEach.j.then.o.(anonymous function) @ winjs.base.js:1859
g @ winjs.base.js:1191
enter @ winjs.base.js:867
_run @ winjs.base.js:1089
_completed @ winjs.base.js:1057
g @ winjs.base.js:1191
enter @ winjs.base.js:867
_run @ winjs.base.js:1089
_completed @ winjs.base.js:1057
e.resolveOk @ lazyPromise.ts:65
e._receiveReply @ rpcProtocol.ts:283
e._receiveOneMessage @ rpcProtocol.ts:202
(anonymous) @ rpcProtocol.ts:115
e.fire @ event.ts:140
a @ ipc.net.ts:106
n._socketDataListener @ ipc.net.ts:135
emitOne @ events.js:116
emit @ events.js:211
addChunk @ _stream_readable.js:263
readableAddChunk @ _stream_readable.js:250
Readable.push @ _stream_readable.js:208
onread @ net.js:594

Note:
I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled VS Code, Python, and the python extension.

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 5 years ago
  • Comments:5

github_iconTop GitHub Comments

1reaction
d3r3kkcommented, Sep 20, 2018

I’m looking into it now. The language server download has been moved or removed from the download site. Apologies, we will rectify the situation as soon as we can!

If you need to get working straight away, if you set your config value "python.jediEnabled": true you will go back to the original provider that will work for you while we get this corrected.

Again, our apologies.

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DonJayamannecommented, Sep 20, 2018

Validated.

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