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poetry shell unexpected behavior - spawning the "wrong" shell
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Description
- Poetry version: Poetry (version 1.2.1)
- Python version:
Poetry
Version: 1.2.1
Python: 3.10.5
Virtualenv
Python: 3.10.5
Implementation: CPython
Path: C:\Users\my_user\AppData\Local\pypoetry\Cache\virtualenvs\pyspark-write-demo-CwtTbJGc-py3.10
Executable: C:\Users\my_user\AppData\Local\pypoetry\Cache\virtualenvs\pyspark-write-demo-CwtTbJGc-py3.10\Scripts\python.exe
Valid: True
System
Platform: win32
OS: nt
Python: 3.10.5
Path: C:\Users\my_user\.pyenv\pyenv-win\versions\3.10.5
Executable: C:\Users\my_user\.pyenv\pyenv-win\versions\3.10.5\python.exe
- OS version and name: Windows 10 Enterprise 20H2
- pyproject.toml: https://gist.github.com/drorata/92a6408d62c44e21090dc612fae6dc80
- I am on the latest stable Poetry version, installed using a recommended method. *I believe that I installed it using
pipand that could be the reason of my issue. However, due to certificates issue and Co, I was not able to installpoetryusing(Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://install.python-poetry.org -UseBasicParsing).Content | python -. - I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate.
- I have consulted the FAQ and blog for any relevant entries or release notes.
- If an exception occurs when executing a command, I executed it again in debug mode (
-vvvoption) and have included the output below.
Issue
When trying to activate the created environment using poetry -vvv shell I get:
Loading configuration file C:\Users\my_user\AppData\Roaming\pypoetry\config.toml
Loading configuration file C:\Users\my_user\AppData\Roaming\pypoetry\auth.toml
Using virtualenv: C:\Users\my_user\AppData\Local\pypoetry\Cache\virtualenvs\pyspark-write-demo-CwtTbJGc-py3.10
Spawning shell within C:\Users\my_user\AppData\Local\pypoetry\Cache\virtualenvs\pyspark-write-demo-CwtTbJGc-py3.10
C:\Users\my_user\dev\pyspark_write_demo>
The problem is that I get a new type of shell which is not working as I expect. Consider the following screen shot:

As you can see, the new prompt is different than the one where I execute poetry shell. In turn, the new shell doesn't have many configurations that I'd have in the original shell (e.g. the nice-looking prompt).
However, if I try to start the environment "directly":
C:/Users/my_user/AppData/Local/pypoetry/Cache/virtualenvs/pyspark-write-demo-Rmcv68Jg-py3.10/Scripts/Activate.ps1
I get the expected behavior as can be seen in the following image:

Why is this happening? What have I configured wrongly with Poetry?
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Start with the poetry -vvv shell entry point on Windows 10 and compare its spawned shell with invoking the shown Activate.ps1 path directly. Reproduce the different prompts and environment configuration, then determine the expected shell behavior and verify that the reported configuration difference is resolved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell, python
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100