microsoft / microsoft/vscode-python-debugger
Debug configuration does not override workspace python interpreter
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Description
Fairly straightforward issue. When performing "Start Debugging" or "Run Without Debugging", the debugger will use the current workspace interpreter instead of the interpreter specified in the launch.json configuration with the "python" key.
Steps to reproduce:
- Have a multi-folder/root workspace. E.g.:
- .vscode
- launch.json
- ProjectA
- projecta-abcd-py3.x
- etc
- ProjectB
- projectb-abcd-py3.x
- etc
- .vscode
- Specify the interpreter you want each debug configuration to use in your launch.json file. E.g.:
{
"version": "0.2.0",
"configurations": [
{
"name": "ProjectA",
"type": "debugpy",
"python": "${workspaceFolder}/projectA/projecta-abcd-py3.x/bin/python",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/projectA/cli.py",
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"args": []
},
{
"name": "ProjectB",
"type": "debugpy",
"python": "${workspaceFolder}/ProjectB/projectb-abcd-py3.x/bin/python",
"request": "launch",
"program": "${workspaceFolder}/ProjectB/cli.py",
"console": "integratedTerminal",
"args": []
},
]
}
- Set your workspace interpreter to the interpreter for any project. Let's say we set it to A,
./projectA/projecta-abcd-py3.x/bin/python. - Select the run & debug configuration for a different project. Let's say we select B.
- Start Debugging or Run Without Debugging.
Expected result (terminal output):
source /home/REDACTED/ProjectB/projectb-abcd-py3.x/bin/activate
user@host:~/REDACTED$ source /home/REDACTED/ProjectB/projectb-abcd-py3.x/bin/activate
(projectb-py3.x) user@host:~/REDACTED$ /usr/bin/env /home/REDACTED/ProjectB/projectb-abcd-py3.x/bin/python /home/REDACTED/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.debugpy-2024.10.0-linux-x64/bundled/libs/debugpy/adapter/../../debugpy/launcher 41261 -- /home/REDACTED/ProjectB/cli.py
Actual result (terminal output):
source /home/REDACTED/ProjectA/projecta-abcd-py3.x/bin/activate
user@host:~/REDACTED$ source /home/REDACTED/ProjectA/projecta-abcd-py3.x/bin/activate
(projecta-py3.x) user@host:~/REDACTED$ /usr/bin/env /home/REDACTED/ProjectA/projecta-abcd-py3.x/bin/python /home/REDACTED/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.debugpy-2024.10.0-linux-x64/bundled/libs/debugpy/adapter/../../debugpy/launcher 41261 -- /home/REDACTED/ProjectB/cli.py
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