microsoft/vscode-python-debugger

Python debugger (debugpy) extension for VS Code.

Stars: 181
Forks: 126
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 123
Avg merge: 2d 3h
Merged PRs (30d): 3

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 10, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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123 issues indexed so far

Update dependencies with actionable security alerts Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1111 · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Update dependencies with actionable security alerts Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1110 · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Update dependencies with actionable security alerts Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1106 · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 16, 2026
Update vulnerable npm dependencies Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1104 · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Attach process picker still hangs without WMIC because windows-process-tree loader misses node_modules.asar Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1095 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 1, 2026
Debug launch kills Tkinter GUI process after recent update; plain terminal run is stable Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1052 · 2 comments · Opened Jun 12, 2026
Split FastAPI debug config into file-scoped and project-scoped options Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1045 · 6 comments · Opened May 27, 2026
python debugger is adding warnings to unrelated terminal sessions Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1037 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · 2 assignees · Opened May 14, 2026
Race condition in `provider.unit.test.ts` due to slow initial execution Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1031 · 1 comment · Opened May 11, 2026
PowerShell script debugpy.ps1 incorrectly handles multiple arguments passed as an array Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 1/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 88/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#1024 · 1 comment · Opened May 7, 2026
Debugging pytest tests causes premature exit upon process.join() Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#981 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Mar 18, 2026
Could not find platform independent libraries <prefix> when debugging tests in VS Code Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#966 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 25, 2026
NumPy array metadata (shape, dtype, ndim) Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#987 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 20, 2026
Incorrect debugpy command selected in terminal Open

feature-request

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#931 · 4 comments · Opened Jan 17, 2026
No Config Debugging errors when multiple vscode windows are open Open

triage-needed verification-needed

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#916 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Jan 6, 2026
Bug: Debug Attach stopped working in 2025.18.0 Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#904 · 8 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Dec 17, 2025
Version 1.106.3 cannot debug Python 3.13 Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#891 · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 3, 2025
Feature Request: Conditional Breakpoints Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#883 · 1 comment · Opened Dec 3, 2025
Unable to debug python code from a python virtual env Open

bug triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#897 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 1, 2025
Debugger "stop" button does not work for python3.14 multiprocessing subprocess Open

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#876 · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 24, 2025
#837 not fixed Open

bug

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#870 · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 11, 2025
Debug launch configuration doesn't override Python interpreter Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#873 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 10, 2025
Attach using Process ID, process picker not working Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#867 · 7 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 10, 2025
WxPython/GTK3 graphical glitches starting with debugpy 1.8.8 Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#866 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 7, 2025
Pre-release button is not displayed and can't install 2023.X.X version Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#865 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 6, 2025
Debugging to the end of a file causes the debug terminal to be killed Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#863 · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 4, 2025
Debugging Python code in a venv in WSL always takes two tries Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#862 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 4, 2025
Python notebook breakpoints not hitting Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#861 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 4, 2025
One time error on first run of a python program Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#860 · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 4, 2025
Strange / buggy behaviour of launch configurations Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#852 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 29, 2025
name filter for process picker Open

feature-request needs community feedback

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#847 · 4 comments · Opened Oct 27, 2025
VS Code Python debugger stops immediately when using system Python interpreter (works with .venv) Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#838 · 2 comments · 6 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 11, 2025
Autoreload in VS Code Python Debugger Does Not Reflect Code Changes After Breakpoint Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#821 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 7, 2025
debugpy does not quote spaces in command line arguments. Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#820 · 15 comments · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 2, 2025
File path not finding properly even I'm debugging from file, it's searching file from outside Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#814 · 7 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 27, 2025
Debugger silently crashes as it seems Open

bug

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#812 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 25, 2025
VS Code + debugpy + FastAPI: debugpy socket closed (Bad file descriptor) Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#809 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 16, 2025
Python Debugger error when starting test in debug "Invalid message: Found duplicate in "env": Path" Open

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#799 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 9, 2025
"Copy Value" in watch panel does nothing Open

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#789 · 4 comments · 3 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 25, 2025
Running debug with JSON script causes an error Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#888 · 1 comment · 2 assignees · Opened Aug 18, 2025
Update Python debugpy version Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#777 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 10, 2025
Unicode character missing when passed via args in launch.json Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#769 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 7, 2025
Debugger crashes when importing matplotlib with justMyCode set to false Open

~find-duplicates triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#758 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 22, 2025
Code executed in debug console ignores breakpoints Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#760 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 22, 2025
Unexpected configuration merging behavior for justMyCode debugging option Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#749 · 4 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Jul 11, 2025
debug config that uses `${command:pickArgs}` does not cancel when pressing escape on the arguments prompt Open

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microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#747 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 9, 2025
Debugger is making up its own virtualenv location and unable to run Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#746 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 8, 2025
Issue with Python Debug: Dependency on WMIC for pickProcess Open

needs PR

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#744 · 5 comments · Opened Jul 7, 2025
SSL_CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED in VS Code Python Debugger on macOS, Terminal and PyCharm Work Fine Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#743 · 6 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 2, 2025
Debugger 'hangs' when working with `pixi` environments Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-debugger#741 · 11 comments · 7 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 26, 2025

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