Python Interpreter selection missing from status bar

Issue Type: Bug

Behaviour

Expected vs. Actual

Expected: Python interpeter selector should be present, located at the left hand side of the status bar Actual: Python interpreter selector is missing

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install latest version of vscode(1.64.2)
2. Install latest Python extension (ms-python.python v2022.0.1814523869)
3. Open a .py file in the editor
4. Interpreter selector is missing from status bar
5. Downgrade Python extension to v2021.12.1559732655
6. Interpreter selector is present

Diagnostic data

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.7.3
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Global
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

User Settings

defaultLS: {"defaultLSType":"Pylance"}

downloadLanguageServer: true

envFile: "<placeholder>"

venvPath: "<placeholder>"

venvFolders: "<placeholder>"

condaPath: "<placeholder>"

pipenvPath: "<placeholder>"

poetryPath: "<placeholder>"

languageServer: "Pylance"

linting
• enabled: true
• cwd: "<placeholder>"
• Flake8Args: "<placeholder>"
• flake8Enabled: false
• flake8Path: "<placeholder>"
• lintOnSave: true
• banditArgs: "<placeholder>"
• banditEnabled: false
• banditPath: "<placeholder>"
• mypyArgs: "<placeholder>"
• mypyEnabled: false
• mypyPath: "<placeholder>"
• pycodestyleArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pycodestyleEnabled: false
• pycodestylePath: "<placeholder>"
• prospectorArgs: "<placeholder>"
• prospectorEnabled: false
• prospectorPath: "<placeholder>"
• pydocstyleArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pydocstyleEnabled: false
• pydocstylePath: "<placeholder>"
• pylamaArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pylamaEnabled: false
• pylamaPath: "<placeholder>"
• pylintArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pylintPath: "<placeholder>"

sortImports
• args: "<placeholder>"
• path: "<placeholder>"

formatting
• autopep8Args: "<placeholder>"
• autopep8Path: "<placeholder>"
• provider: "autopep8"
• blackArgs: "<placeholder>"
• blackPath: "<placeholder>"
• yapfArgs: "<placeholder>"
• yapfPath: "<placeholder>"

testing
• cwd: "<placeholder>"
• debugPort: 3000
• nosetestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• nosetestsEnabled: undefined
• nosetestPath: "<placeholder>"
• promptToConfigure: true
• pytestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pytestEnabled: true
• pytestPath: "<placeholder>"
• unittestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• unittestEnabled: false
• autoTestDiscoverOnSaveEnabled: true

terminal
• activateEnvironment: true
• executeInFileDir: "<placeholder>"
• launchArgs: "<placeholder>"

experiments
• enabled: true
• optInto: []
• optOutFrom: []

insidersChannel: "off"

tensorBoard
• logDirectory: "<placeholder>"

Extension version: 2022.0.1814523869 VS Code version: Code 1.64.2 (f80445acd5a3dadef24aa209168452a3d97cc326, 2022-02-09T22:02:28.252Z) OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19043 Restricted Mode: No Remote OS version: Linux x64 4.19.84-microsoft-standard

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel® Core™ i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz (8 x 4200)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on oop_rasterization: enabled opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.97GB (19.59GB free)
Process Argv	–file-uri vscode-remote://wsl%2Bubuntu-18.04/home/roth/ws1cs.code-workspace --crash-reporter-id 38657878-2196-4094-89a1-de42303fac0d
Screen Reader	no
VM	29%

Item	Value
Remote	WSL: Ubuntu-18.04
OS	Linux x64 4.19.84-microsoft-standard
CPUs	Intel® Core™ i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz (8 x 4200)
Memory (System)	25.03GB (22.58GB free)
VM	0%

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[rothman857]

Oh I see, if you hover over the {} in {} Python on the right side of the taskbar, you can pin the interpreter selection

becomes

[SpacedDot]

Why do this change, totally change user behavior…