Errors in refactoring incorrectly causes Python extension to prompt installation of Rope

[fbkarsdorp]

Environment data

VS Code version: 1.19.2
Python Extension version: 0.9.1
Python Version: 3.6.4 (Anaconda distribution)
OS and version: macOS 10.13.2

Actual behavior

Although rope is installed system-wide, vscode keeps asking to install rope whenever I try to refactor some code. The error goes away when I change the default python path from

"python.pythonPath": "python"

to an absolute path in the workspace settings. Btw, this only affects rope, and not any of the other python libraries (like Jedi, etc).

Expected behavior

Not asking to install rope, but importing the rope library that corresponds to the python version on the default Python path.

[brettcannon]

@DonJayamanne did we ever come up with a solution for when people specify python as their pythonPath for stuff in general?

[DonJayamanne]

Not following you.
We did make to the way rope is used, if it isn't detected we'll prompt the user to install it, just like the linters.
Will look into this.

[DonJayamanne]

@fbkarsdorp
Please could you try installing the insiders build from here https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode-python/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#insiders-build.

I'm unable to replicate this at my end, its very likely it has been fixed.

Please could you provide the output of:

• Python output window (View-> Output menu, then select Python from the dropdown)
• console window (Help->Toggle Developer Tools, then go into the console tab)

[elliott-beach]

I ran into this - I tested on insiders build and still had the issue; I don't think it's been fixed.

[DonJayamanne]

Please could you provide the following:

• Error message displayed, (preferably screen shot)
• Output from Python output window