Connection error while installing vscode with anaconda

[niskrev]

Actual Behavior

After I answer with yes to this question

Do you wish to proceed with the installation of Microsoft VSCode? [yes|no]

I get the following output:

Proceeding with installation of Microsoft VSCode
Checking Internet connectivity ...
Please make sure you are connected to the internet!
Check /home/xxx/anaconda3/vscode_inst.py.log for more info

The output of vscode_inst.py.log is:

ERROR:vscode_inst:haveInternet
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/xxx/anaconda3/pkgs/vscode_inst.py", line 143, in haveInternet
assert r.status_code == 200
AssertionError
ERROR:vscode_inst:haveInternet
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/xxx/anaconda3/pkgs/vscode_inst.py", line 143, in haveInternet
assert r.status_code == 200
AssertionError

There is no problem with my internet connection.

Expected Behavior

installation should complete

Steps to Reproduce

bash ~/Downloads/Anaconda3-5.3.0-Linux-x86_64.sh

Anaconda or Miniconda version:

Anaconda3-5.3.0

Operating System:

ubuntu 18.04.1

[sreisjr]

Same problem here on macOs Mojave

ERROR:vscode_inst:haveInternet
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/username/anaconda3/pkgs/vscode_inst.py", line 143, in haveInternet
assert r.status_code == 200
AssertionError
ERROR:vscode_inst:haveInternet
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/username/anaconda3/pkgs/vscode_inst.py", line 143, in haveInternet
assert r.status_code == 200
AssertionError
ERROR:vscode_inst:haveInternet
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/Users/username/anaconda3/pkgs/vscode_inst.py", line 143, in haveInternet
assert r.status_code == 200
AssertionError

[niskrev]

I ended up installing vscode successfully using Anaconda Navigator (after reinstalling anaconda without asking to install vscode). However, I had to update some system packages first, this may have caused the original problem.

[goanpeca]

@niskrev what system packages did you have to update?

Pinging @nehaljwani

[niskrev]

@goanpeca When I was trying (seemingly unsuccessfully) to install vscode with Anaconda Navigator I got

The package system is broken

message from Software Updater. I run

sudo apt clean
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -f

Then restarted Anaconda Navigator and vscode was installed. Whatever the above commands did/installed seemed to have helped.

[nehaljwani]

To check internet connectivity, the script sends a HEAD request to https://vscode-update.azurewebsites.net/api/update/linux-deb-x64/stable/version which used to work a while ago, returning 200. But now it returns 301, the logic will have to be fixed or changed.

[belkka]

To fix the problem allow_redirects=True can be specified:
r = requests.head(VSCODE_ENDPOINT, timeout=5, allow_redirects=True)
instead of
r = requests.head(VSCODE_ENDPOINT, timeout=5)

According to requests docs:

By default Requests will perform location redirection for all verbs except HEAD.

http://docs.python-requests.org/en/master/user/quickstart/#redirection-and-history

Another option is to check that r.ok is True, because it also means we have an internet connection.
I would like to make a PR but cannot find the source of vscode_inst.py

[nehaljwani]

v5.3.1 Installers will be released soon with the fix! :-)

[JShibby]

@nehaljwani , any way for us to follow or be notified when v5.3.1 installers are out (with the fix to this issue)?

[nehaljwani]

@JShibby The 5.3.1 installers are live at https://repo.anaconda.com/archive