TensorBoard pane does not display TensorFlow output.

Issue Type: Bug

1. Start TensorBoard from VSCode on macOS by cmd-shift P and selecting “Python: Launch TensorBoard”, specifying the model directory (model_dir).
2. Run Tensorflow model, using the same directory as the model_dir
3. Observe nothing in TensorBoard pane

The TensorBoard pane is never populated with a TensorBoard interface even with a directory full of TF output.

VS Code version: Code 1.54.1 (f30a9b73e8ffc278e71575118b6bf568f04587c8, 2021-03-04T22:42:18.719Z) OS version: Darwin x64 20.3.0 Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.4.0-1037-aws

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Load (avg)	1, 2, 2
Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.05GB free)
Process Argv	–crash-reporter-id 7dfc0449-544b-4fa5-917f-21b04190e4ed
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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[joyceerhl]

Hi @rbudnar, if you are on Windows, that error message usually shows up when you have a MIME type misconfiguration in the Windows registry. This is also tracked as https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorboard/issues/3077. You can verify if this is the problem by running the following code in a shell:

python -c "import mimetypes; print(list(mimetypes.guess_type('index.js')))"

If the output is anything other than application/javascript, the most common cause is that some other application has added an incorrect MIME type to the Windows registry as part of its installation process. The fix in this case would be to look for and delete the “Content Type” key with value “text/plain” under the Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT.js registry hive.

Otherwise, please feel free to open a new issue with our bug template filled out.

FYI @fonnesbeck I’ve fixed the issue you reported in this thread by ensuring that port forwards are automatically created when running on Remote SSH. The cropping issue should also be fixed. That patch will become available in our next release (~mid-end May), or you can download VS Code Insiders and opt into daily insiders builds for the Python extension to access the fix now. Thanks for filing a bug and providing feedback 😊 I’ll be closing this issue in favor of https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/15807 which has more details from customers.

[joyceerhl]

Are you using Remote-SSH and starting TensorBoard on the remote host? If so, there should be a port forward created for 6006 in the ports management tab at the bottom of VS Code (same panel as the integrated terminal). That port forward needs to remain open for TensorBoard integration to work when the Python extension is installed on a remote host.