microsoft/vscode-python-environments

VS Code extension for Python environment and package management

Stars: 138
Forks: 62
Open beginner issues: 0
Indexed issues: 129
Avg merge: 1d 4h
Merged PRs (30d): 35

Dominant language: TypeScript
License: MIT
Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Beginner labels: help wanted

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129 open issues indexed

"python.defaultInterpreterPath" ignored and overwritten by automated user setting Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1796 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Python Environments causes invalid "Python 3.14.undefined" kernels and Jupyter hangs on "Connecting to kernel" Open

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

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1795 · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Update dependencies with actionable security alerts Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1791 · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Sep 16, 2026
Poetry package listing fails for nested/non-root pyproject.toml projects (`poetry show` runs with wrong cwd) Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 74/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1779 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 11, 2026
Python Extension and Python Environment Extension both activate when `python.useEnvironmentsExtension` defaults to false Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1778 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Sep 11, 2026
Terminal activation emits `source <prefix>/bin/activate` for uv-managed toolchains that have no activate script Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 76/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1775 · Opened Sep 10, 2026
Unable to set python interpreter when workspace not trusted, but also no trust popup Open

triage-needed

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

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1774 · Opened Sep 10, 2026
"Failed to create conda environment" after the env is actually created — conda info --envs --json no longer returns envs_dirs (conda 26.x) Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1766 · Opened Sep 7, 2026
The thing hardly works and breaks everything Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 10/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1765 · 2 reactions · Opened Sep 6, 2026
[Python Environments] python.terminal.useEnvFile Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1762 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 4, 2026
`pet server` `configure` hangs in a filesystem-scan busy-loop on large workspaces → 30s timeout × 3 retries = ~90s 100% CPU (thermal shutdown on laptops) Open

area-environment bug

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1747 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Quick Create, error: %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft VS Code Insiders does not appear to be a Python project Open

area-environment bug

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1739 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 26, 2026
How to expose environments created with Snakemake Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 66/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1730 · 3 comments · Opened Aug 20, 2026
[Python Environments] python create Enviroment Open

~info-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1720 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 18, 2026
Cannot select venv environment Open

area-environment bug

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1718 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 18, 2026
After having the UV framework, the environment cannot be switched Open

area-environment bug

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1714 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 16, 2026
Kernel crashes when using a Pixi environment with Python Environments enabled Open

area-activation area-environment bug

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1712 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 14, 2026
Extension causes high cpu load Open

~info-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1709 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 13, 2026
[Python Environments] Conda environments discovered twice with different path casing on Windows (Miniconda3 vs miniconda3) Open

area-environment area-environment-conda bug

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1703 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 7, 2026
What is the problem? Open

~info-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1691 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 5, 2026
Jupyter kernel startup delayed 30s+ with pixi environment on WSL2 (continuation of locked #1407) Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1672 · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 28, 2026
Path-only pythonProjects entries crash manager initialization Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1666 · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 27, 2026
Wrong interpreter is used in tasks.json, if other variables are used in task Open

bug

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1659 · 6 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 24, 2026
Doesn't honor python.defaultInterpreterPath Open

bug triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1657 · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 24, 2026
VS Code discovers Conda environments but Python: Select Interpreter does not display them Open

bug triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1671 · 8 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 23, 2026
Please make `python-envs.terminal.autoActivationType` syncable to all remotes Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1640 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 18, 2026
Add code coverage instrumentation for the test suites Open

debt triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1625 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 6, 2026
Add unit tests for environment creation step-flows (venv/conda) Open

area-environment debt

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1623 · 2 assignees · Opened Jul 6, 2026
Missing signature for darwin-arm64 pet binary Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1618 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 1, 2026
No way to configure corporate pip index URL for environment creation / package install UI on Windows Open

feature-request

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1617 · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 1, 2026
Allow workspace to opt-in/out of environment providers. Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1613 · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 25, 2026
`python-envs.terminal.autoActivationType` migration script incorrectly targets Workspace settings instead of User settings Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1608 · 1 reaction · 2 assignees · Opened Jun 24, 2026
Add PEP 723 inline script env support Open

feature-request

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1602 · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 22, 2026
Python Environments extension causes significant UI lag/freezing in VS Code Open

~info-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1594 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 18, 2026
python.defaultInterpreterPath fails to resolve ${workspaceFolder} correctly on Windows and may duplicate the workspace path Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1586 · 2 reactions · 2 assignees · Opened Jun 16, 2026
CMD shell startup integration overwrites user's existing `HKCU\...\Command Processor\AutoRun` registry value Open

area-terminal area-terminal-cmd bug important needs PR

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1583 · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 15, 2026
Cross-session cache misses on every fresh remote (SSH / WSL / dev container / codespace) Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1581 · 1 reaction · 3 assignees · Opened Jun 15, 2026
[Python Environments] default value of python-envs.workspaceSearchPaths is not respected Open

triage-needed

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1573 · 1 comment · Opened Jun 10, 2026
Ignoring change watch events misses fast re-creation events and leaves environment state stale Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1569 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 8, 2026
About python projects feature Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1553 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 1, 2026
"Create Python Terminal" button doesn't work as expected Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1549 · 1 assignee · Opened May 30, 2026
Diagnose native Windows process exits (0xC0000142 / 0xC0000005 / 0xC0000409) seen in extension telemetry Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1694 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened May 26, 2026
[Python Environments] Activation of any other environments fail when opening file without workspace Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1522 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 12, 2026
extension doesn't activate python venv in terminal windows. Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1510 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened May 7, 2026
shellStartup not working on remote setup with vscode-server Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1502 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened May 4, 2026
What is the global environment for? Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1485 · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 26, 2026
python.terminal.executeInFileDir no longer uses "cd" to switch the working directory Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1500 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 24, 2026
VS Code not selecting environment in .venv/ on open with Environments extension installed Open

triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1468 · 7 comments · 2 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 20, 2026
[Python Environments] automatic activation of a wrong venv on spawning new terminal Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1467 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 20, 2026
Can not select conda Python evironment as Python interpreter Open

microsoft/vscode-python-environments#1446 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 8, 2026

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