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Python embedded install for Windows not being recognized

See original GitHub issue

I am having the same issue. Every time I press F5 to debug a python file, VS code asks me to select a python interpreter. When I press “python: select an interpreter”, it shows currently it has identified the one I installed. And I already have both “python.defaultInterpreterPath” and “python.pythonPath” configured in the settings.json.

Version: 1.44.2 (user setup) Commit: ff915844119ce9485abfe8aa9076ec76b5300ddd Date: 2020-04-16T16:36:23.138Z Electron: 7.1.11 Chrome: 78.0.3904.130 Node.js: 12.8.1 V8: 7.8.279.23-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.17763

The python extension version is: 2020.4.74986

The python I am using is: python-3.8.2-embed-amd64

Do I have to use a x86 version python?

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> conda --version
> pyenv root
> python3.7 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> python3.6 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> python3 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> python2 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> py -3.7 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> python c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> py -3.6 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> py -3 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> py -2 c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
> conda info --json
Starting Microsoft Python language server.
Starting Microsoft Python language server.
Diagnostic Code: NoPythonInterpretersDiagnostic, Message: Python is not installed. Please download and install Python before using the extension.
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.prefix)"
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.prefix)"
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())"
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())"
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py site --user-site
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py site --user-site
cwd: c:\D\Sources\someone.private\tf.someone\someone-someproject\Tools\something
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\completion.py
> C:\D\DevBins\python-3.8.2-embed-amd64\python.exe c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\pyvsc-run-isolated.py c:\Users\someone\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2020.4.74986\pythonFiles\completion.py
> conda info --json
> conda --version

I fixed it.

The python-3.8.2-embed-amd64 installation has a different folder structure than the complete version of Python. It doesn’t have folders like Scripts, Lib, etc. But have a python38.zip which hold those folder. After I switching back to the normal complete version of Python, VSC can identify my Python interpreter now.

_Originally posted by @smwikipedia in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/9576#issuecomment-619024665_

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4reactions

eblaudycommented, Sep 15, 2020

Hi, can we hope that this feature will arrive one day?

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jpele-tiscommented, Sep 15, 2020

This feature is kinda critical no ?

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