Virtualenv for python detected but not shown in list of interpreter #1048
Description
Type: Bug
When I start my vscode it checks for virtual environments and detects them (according to the logs).
However when I want to switch interpreter it will only show the list of globally installed python versions (and the venv that was active when I last closed the app). If I add the path manually it will work and is shown. However, I don't necessarily want to dig through the folders to find my venvs after every restart of the app.
I'm attaching a picture with the log in the background and the 'available' interpreters on top. This has worked in the past, but I'm not entirely sure when it stopped working as I normally don't have to change environments frequently.
I'm managing my virtualenvironments with virtualenvwrapper and don't have conda installed.
VS Code version: Code 1.105.0 (03c265b1adee71ac88f833e065f7bb956b60550a, 2025-10-08T14:09:35.891Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.14.0-33-generic snap
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1185G7 @ 3.00GHz (8 x 3959) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: unavailable_software direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: disabled_software multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: disabled_off rasterization: disabled_software raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: disabled_software video_encode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: unavailable_software webgl2: unavailable_software webgpu: disabled_off webnn: unavailable_software |
| Load (avg) | 1, 1, 1 |
| Memory (System) | 31.05GB (14.22GB free) |
| Process Argv | --no-sandbox --force-user-env --crash-reporter-id 42fbfa78-2d15-410e-9b58-8c79f09070d7 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
| DESKTOP_SESSION | plasma |
| XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | KDE |
| XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP | KDE |
| XDG_SESSION_TYPE | wayland |
Extensions (23)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| format-json | Cle | 1.0.3 |
| gitlens | eam | 17.6.1 |
| yapf | eey | 2025.5.107163247 |
| kotlin | fwc | 0.2.36 |
| copilot | Git | 1.372.0 |
| copilot-chat | Git | 0.32.0 |
| Kotlin | mat | 1.7.1 |
| git-graph | mhu | 1.30.0 |
| vscode-containers | ms- | 2.2.0 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.14.1 |
| pylint | ms- | 2025.2.0 |
| python | ms- | 2025.16.0 |
| vscode-pylance | ms- | 2025.8.3 |
| vscode-python-envs | ms- | 1.10.0 |
| datawrangler | ms- | 1.22.0 |
| jupyter | ms- | 2025.9.1 |
| jupyter-keymap | ms- | 1.1.2 |
| jupyter-renderers | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| vscode-jupyter-cell-tags | ms- | 0.1.9 |
| vscode-jupyter-slideshow | ms- | 0.1.6 |
| vsliveshare | ms- | 1.0.5959 |
| autodocstring | njp | 0.6.1 |
| bash-debug | rog | 0.3.9 |
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