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Unable to select the python interpreter if Command prompt is not supported

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Environment data

VS Code version: 1.61.2
Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): v2021.10.1365161279
OS and version: Win10
Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.9
Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): venv

Expected behaviour

Select the python interpreter as usual.

Actual behaviour

Unable Select the python interpreter. In the Python channel in the OUTPUT panel, I can get these errors:

Error 2021-10-26 14:27:05: Refresh should have already been triggered when activating discovery component
> C:\Python38\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> d:\workPlace\pythontest3.9\.venv\Scripts\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\aaa\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\bbb\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> d:\workPlace\pythontest3.9\.venv\Scripts\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\ccc\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\env01\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\py39\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
Error 2021-10-26 14:27:06: Refresh should have already been triggered when activating discovery component
> C:\Python38\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python37\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> d:\workPlace\pythontest3.9\.venv\Scripts\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\aaa\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\bbb\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> d:\workPlace\pythontest3.9\.venv\Scripts\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\ccc\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\env01\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
> ~\anaconda3\envs\py39\python.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2021.10.1365161279\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py

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gonghenghaicommented, Oct 27, 2021

Thank you so much!!! you are perfect!!! genius!!! and god bless you!!! I feel like the sky is brightening up…

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gonghenghaicommented, Oct 26, 2021

And I can not use cmd now, maybe this has some relationship to this. Screenshot (64)

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