Cannot detect conda virtual enviornments installed on and/or from mapped drives

[arthurgailes]

I think this is related to microsoft/vscode-python#24525

Behaviour

When upgrading to any version past 2024.10.0, the extensions and interactive window will fail to detect any virtual environment on a mapped drive.

Steps to reproduce:

1. install conda on a mapped drive
2. create an enviornment on any mapped drive
3. downgrade to 2024.10.0 and it appears, upgrade past that and it disappears.

the output on 2024.10:

2025-02-20 06:02:43.788 [info] Experiment 'pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation' is active
2025-02-20 06:02:43.788 [info] Experiment 'pythonTestAdapter' is active
2025-02-20 06:02:43.788 [error] Reading directory to watch failed [Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir 'x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\.pixi\envs'
	at Object.readdirSync (node:fs:1508:26)
	at t.readdirSync (node:electron/js2c/node_init:2:13703)
	at l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:574598
	at l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:574789
	at Array.map (<anonymous>)
	at d.initWatchers (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:574507)
	at async d.ensureWatchersReady (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:536827)] {
  errno: -4058,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'scandir',
  path: 'x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\.pixi\\envs'
}
2025-02-20 06:02:43.789 [error] Dir "x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\.pixi\envs" is not watchable (directory does not exist)
2025-02-20 06:02:43.789 [info] Default formatter is set to charliermarsh.ruff for workspace x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai
2025-02-20 06:02:43.790 [info] Python interpreter path: .\venv\python.exe
2025-02-20 06:02:44.314 [info] > pyenv which python
2025-02-20 06:02:44.314 [info] cwd: x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai
2025-02-20 06:02:44.514 [info] > conda info --json
2025-02-20 06:02:44.515 [info] shell: powershell
2025-02-20 06:02:44.834 [info] > conda info --json
2025-02-20 06:02:47.070 [info] Starting Jedi language server for ai.
2025-02-20 06:02:53.628 [info] > conda run -p "x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\venv" --no-capture-output python l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64\python_files\get_output_via_markers.py l:/DataSets9/arthur/programs/VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2/data/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
2025-02-20 06:02:53.628 [info] shell: powershell
2025-02-20 06:02:59.069 [info] > C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Python36_64\python.exe l:/DataSets9/arthur/programs/VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2/data/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64/python_files/printEnvVariables.py
2025-02-20 06:02:59.069 [info] shell: powershell
...
2025-02-20 06:03:02.064 [info] Prepending environment variable PATH in collection to x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\venv;x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\venv\Library\mingw-w64\bin;x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\venv\Library\usr\bin;x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\venv\Library\bin;x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\venv\Scripts;x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai\venv\bin;W:\arthur\programs\Miniforge3\condabin;C:\Program Files\Quarto\bin;C:\Program Files\Python39\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python39;C:\Program Files\Python37\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python37;C:\Program Files (x86)\Python37-32\Scripts;C:\Program Files (x86)\Python37-32;C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath;C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\Program Files\System Center Operations Manager 2007;C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft VS Code\bin;W:\arthur\programs\Miniforge3;W:\arthur\programs\Miniforge3\Library\mingw-w64\bin;W:\arthur\programs\Miniforge3\Library\usr\bin;W:\arthur\programs\Miniforge3\Library\bin;W:\arthur\programs\Miniforge3\Scripts;C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\13\bin;C:\Users\Arthur.Gailes\AppData\Roaming\TinyTeX\bin\win32;C:\Users\Arthur.Gailes\node-v14.17.3-win-x64;C:\Program Files (x86)\Stata15;C:\Users\Arthur.Gailes\AppData\Local\atom\bin;C:\OSGeo4W\share\gdal;C:\Users\Arthur.Gailes\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\bin;W:\arthur\programs\Positron\bin;W:\R\R-4.3.1\bin\x64; {"applyAtShellIntegration":true,"applyAtProcessCreation":true}
...
2025-02-20 06:03:02.067 [info] Send text to terminal: & "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Python36_64/python.exe" l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64\python_files\printEnvVariablesToFile.py l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.10.0-win32-x64\python_files\deactivate\powershell\envVars.txt

And on 2025.0.0:

2025-02-20 06:04:27.457 [info] Send text to terminal: & "C:/Program Files (x86)/Microsoft Visual Studio/Shared/Python36_64/python.exe" l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\python_files\printEnvVariablesToFile.py l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\python_files\deactivate\powershell\envVars.txt
2025-02-20 06:05:11.284 [info] Experiment 'pythonRecommendTensorboardExt' is active
2025-02-20 06:05:11.284 [info] Experiment 'pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation' is active
2025-02-20 06:05:11.284 [info] Experiment 'pythonTestAdapter' is active
2025-02-20 06:05:11.284 [info] Native locator: Refresh started
2025-02-20 06:05:12.320 [info] > pyenv which python
2025-02-20 06:05:12.320 [info] cwd: x:\Shared Projects\Good Neighbors Index\ai
2025-02-20 06:05:12.394 [info] > conda info --json
2025-02-20 06:05:20.915 [info] Conda environment manager found at: C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe
2025-02-20 06:05:20.915 [info] Conda not found on PATH, skipping: C:\ProgramData\Anaconda3\Scripts\conda.exe
2025-02-20 06:05:20.915 [info] You can set the path to conda using the setting: `python.condaPath` if you want to use a different conda binary
2025-02-20 06:05:20.929 [info] Native locator: Refresh finished in 11779 ms
2025-02-20 06:05:21.289 [error] [
  'getActivatedEnvironmentVariables, Class name = M, completed in 8888ms, has a falsy return value, Arg 1: <Uri:x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai>, Arg 2: undefined, Arg 3: undefined, Arg 4: "C:\\\\Windows\\\\System32\\\\WindowsPowerShell\\\\v1.0\\\\powershell.exe"',
  l [Error]: Failed to resolve env "x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\venv\\python.exe"
      at ae (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1973990)
      at oe (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1971950)
      at Immediate.<anonymous> (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1968244)
      at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21) {
    code: -4,
    data: undefined
  }
]
2025-02-20 06:05:21.289 [error] Failed to apply terminal env vars undefined l [Error]: Failed to resolve env "x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\venv\\python.exe"
    at ae (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1973990)
    at oe (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1971950)
    at Immediate.<anonymous> (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1968244)
    at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21) {
  code: -4,
  data: undefined,
  vslsStack: [ CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {} ]
}
2025-02-20 06:05:21.289 [error] Python Extension: interpreterManager.refresh l [Error]: Failed to resolve env "x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\venv\\python.exe"
    at ae (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1973990)
    at oe (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1971950)
    at Immediate.<anonymous> (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1968244)
    at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21) {
  code: -4,
  data: undefined,
  vslsStack: [ CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {} ]
}
2025-02-20 06:05:21.290 [error] [
  'Failed to activate a workspace, Class name = v, completed in 11175ms, has a falsy return value, Arg 1: <Uri:x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\exploration\\pinecone_setup.py>, Arg 2: {"started":1740049509121}, Return Value: undefined',
  l [Error]: Failed to resolve env "x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\venv\\python.exe"
      at ae (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1973990)
      at oe (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1971950)
      at Immediate.<anonymous> (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1968244)
      at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21) {
    code: -4,
    data: undefined,
    vslsStack: [ CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {} ]
  }
]
2025-02-20 06:05:21.290 [error] Failure during activation. l [Error]: Failed to resolve env "x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\venv\\python.exe"
    at ae (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1973990)
    at oe (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1971950)
    at Immediate.<anonymous> (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1968244)
    at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21) {
  code: -4,
  data: undefined,
  vslsStack: [ CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {} ]
}
2025-02-20 06:05:21.290 [error] sendStartupTelemetry() failed. l [Error]: Failed to resolve env "x:\\Shared Projects\\Good Neighbors Index\\ai\\venv\\python.exe"
    at ae (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1973990)
    at oe (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1971950)
    at Immediate.<anonymous> (l:\DataSets9\arthur\programs\VSCode-win32-x64-1.97.2\data\extensions\ms-python.python-2025.0.0-win32-x64\out\client\extension.js:2:1968244)
    at processImmediate (node:internal/timers:483:21) {
  code: -4,
  data: undefined,
  vslsStack: [ CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {}, CallSite {} ]
}

Setting the condaPath to my user installation at the mapped drive does not help.

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.12.9
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Conda
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Jedi

User Settings

languageServer: "Jedi"

Installed Extensions

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gc-excelviewer	Gra	4.2.63
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pmndrs	pmn	0.3.7
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python	ms-	2025.0.0
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radical-vscode	dhe	3.3.1
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[arthurgailes]

The solution in microsoft/vscode-python#24525 (comment) worked for me here.

[DonJayamanne]

@arthurgailes thank you for reporting this issue and I'm sorry for not getting back to you on this issue.
I'm struggling to understand this issue.

• Are you using pixi environment for the scenario mentioned?

install conda on a mapped drive
create an enviornment on any mapped drive

What flavour of conda are you using, is this anaconda, miniconda, miniforge, etc?

create an enviornment on any mapped drive

Are you creating a conda environment or is this a virtual environment?