Python environment not updating when using bottom left (blue) bar

[raqueldata]

Bug: Notebook Editor, Interactive Window, Editor cells

Steps to cause the bug to occur

1. Have multiply python environments in your machine. Choose an environment.
2. Load an .ipynb file. Run the file. Import a library that you don't have in your current environment . You should get an error.
3. Try changing the environment through the bottom blue bar. Select the environment that does have the library. Check top right environment. It doesn't change even though it should
4. Run the cell again. Error still appears.
5. Environments in top right and bottom left don't match.
6. Change the environment through the top right bar. This should work. (bottom left environment is not updated.)

Actual behavior

The only way to fix this is not by Command+Shift+P and selecting a different environment. I fixed it by changing the environment shown in the top right hand side of VS Code.

Expected behavior

The bottom option and Command+Shift+P should change the environment.

Your Jupyter and/or Python environment

Please provide as much info as you readily know

• Jupyter server running: Local
• Extension version: 2020.2.64397
• VS Code version: 1.42.1
• Setting python.jediEnabled: true
• Python and/or Anaconda version: 3.6 (venv), 3.7 (base)
• OS: Mac
• Virtual environment: conda

Developer Tools Console Output

Microsoft Data Science for VS Code Engineering Team: @rchiodo, @IanMatthewHuff, @DavidKutu, @DonJayamanne, @greazer

[IanMatthewHuff]

@raqueldata This discrepancy can be a bit confusing, but it is actually intentional. The bottom left environment is your current python environment for VS Code. But for any Notebook files that are open they can chose their own kernel that they are executing in. The kernel selection on the top right of the notebook file is the kernel for that notebook and doesn't reflect back to the overall VS Code python environment in the bottom left. In the picture that you provided the conda 'moody' kernel is what you are using for your notebook and it's not going to change with the conda 'base' that you have selected unless you click in the top right and change it manually to 'base'.

[raqueldata]

Thank you for the explanation!