${command:python.interpreterPath} returning ${workspace}:(pythonDefaultInterpreterPath) instead of just (pythonDefaultInterpreterPath)

[andreriesco]

I believe this issue is similar to the ones reported on #16568 #17076

VS Code:

Version: 1.67.2 (user setup)
Commit: c3511e6c69bb39013c4a4b7b9566ec1ca73fc4d5
Date: 2022-05-17T18:15:52.058Z
Electron: 17.4.1
Chromium: 98.0.4758.141
Node.js: 16.13.0
V8: 9.8.177.13-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22000

Python extension:

Name: Python
Id: ms-python.python
Description: IntelliSense (Pylance), Linting, Debugging (multi-threaded, remote), Jupyter Notebooks, code formatting, refactoring, unit tests, and more.
Version: v2022.6.3
Publisher: Microsoft
VS Marketplace Link: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-python.python

tasks.json:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "build",
            "command": "${command:python.interpreterPath}",
            "type": "process",
            "args": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/.helpers/_build_ui_files.py",
                "${workspaceFolder}"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

Default interpreter path:
~\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.8.exe

Task output:

> Executing task: C:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui\C:\Users\andre.riesco\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.8.exe C:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui/.helpers/_build_ui_files.py C:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui <

The terminal process failed to launch: Path to shell executable "C:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui\C:\Users\andre.riesco\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.8.exe" does not exist.

But when I change the "command:" parameter to "python3", as in the "tasks.json" below:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "build",
            "command": "python3",
            "type": "process",
            "args": [
                "${workspaceFolder}/.helpers/_build_ui_files.py",
                "${workspaceFolder}"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            }
        }
    ]
}

It works. Output:

> Executing task: C:\Users\andre.riesco\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.exe C:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui/.helpers/_build_ui_files.py C:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui <
Using pyside2-uic version  uic 5.15.2
Processing C:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui\mainwindow.ui...

[karrtikr]

Hi @andreriesco, thanks for reaching out.

Could you provide us the logs as mentioned in the issue template? Set python.logging.level to debug in User settings, reload window, then perform the steps to reproduce before providing the logs.

Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

XXX

[andreriesco]

Hello @karrtikr,
Thanks for the reply. I changed the python logging level to debug in the user configurations and tried to execute the code and nothing was printed on both Python channel and Python Test Log channel.

[karrtikr]

Hi can you send me a screenshot for the same? Make sure to activate the extension first before opening the Python file?

[andreriesco]

Sorry, I forgot to reload the window, now there are logs at the Python channel

Experiment 'pythonaacf' is active
Experiment 'pythonTensorboardExperiment' is active
Experiment 'PythonPyTorchProfiler' is active
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.712]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.717]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.717]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.724]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.725]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.726]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.729]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.729]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.761]: Testing: Setting up watcher for c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui
LSP Notebooks experiment is disabled -- not in treatment group
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:38.771]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
Python interpreter path: ~\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.8.exe
[INFO 2022-5-13 21:35:39.411]: [
  'Display locator refreshing progress, Class name = g, completed in 0ms, has a falsy return value, , Return Value: undefined'
]
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:39.412]: Searching for conda.
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:39.459]: Probing conda binary: conda
> conda info --json
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:40.561]: Failed to spawn conda binary conda [Error: spawn conda ENOENT
	at Process.onexit (node:internal/child_process:282:19)
	at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:477:16)
	at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)] {
  errno: -4058,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'spawn conda',
  path: 'conda',
  spawnargs: [ 'info', '--json' ]
}
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:40.564]: Searching for workspace virtual envs in: c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:40.565]: Getting roots
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:40.565]: Found roots
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:41.446]: Cached data exists getEnvironmentVariables, <No Resource>
> ~\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.8.exe ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2022.8.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2022.8.0\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:47.111]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_S.ensureEnvironmentContainsPython-Args="C:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.8.exe"
[INFO 2022-5-13 21:35:47.131]: Found interpreter for C:\Users\andre.riesco\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.8.exe,c:\Users\andre.riesco\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2022.8.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py,c:\Users\andre.riesco\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2022.8.0\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:47.161]: Getting roots
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:47.179]: Found roots
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:47.180]: Start watching root c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui for globs ["python.exe","*/python.exe","*/Scripts/python.exe"]
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:47.180]: Start watching: c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui with pattern python.exe using VSCode API
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:47.182]: Start watching: c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui with pattern */python.exe using VSCode API
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:47.182]: Start watching: c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\tests\testpyui with pattern */Scripts/python.exe using VSCode API
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.885]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_S.ensureEnvironmentContainsPython-Args="C:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.8.exe"
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.921]: Shell path 'Torizon IDE backend process', base path 'Torizon IDE backend process'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.921]: Shell path identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.922]: Terminal name 'Torizon IDE backend process' identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.922]: [object Object]. Shell identified as other (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.926]: Shell path 'c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\repositories\main\vs-code-plugin\torizon\moses-windows\moses.exe', base path 'c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\repositories\main\vs-code-plugin\torizon\moses-windows\moses'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.927]: Shell path identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.927]: Terminal shell path 'c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\repositories\main\vs-code-plugin\torizon\moses-windows\moses.exe' identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.927]: [object Object]. Shell identified as other (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.928]: Shell path from user settings 'null'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.928]: [object Object]. Shell identified as other (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.930]: Shell path 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe', base path 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.930]: Shell path identified as shell 'powershell'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.932]: Shell path from user env 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.932]: [object Object]. Shell identified as powershell (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:52.935]: Shell identified as 'powershell'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.545]: Couldn't locate the conda binary.
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.545]: Couldn't locate the conda binary.
[INFO 2022-5-13 21:35:53.553]: Environments added to cache [{"name":"","location":"","kind":"global-windows-store","executable":{"filename":"C:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.8.exe","sysPrefix":"C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_3.8.2800.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0","ctime":1654560088290,"mtime":1654560088290},"display":"Python 3.8.10 64-bit (windows store)","version":{"major":3,"minor":8,"micro":10,"release":{"level":"final","serial":0},"sysVersion":"3.8.10 (tags/v3.8.10:3d8993a, May  3 2021, 11:48:03) [MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)]"},"arch":3,"distro":{"org":"Microsoft"},"source":["path env var"],"id":"C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\APPDATA\\LOCAL\\MICROSOFT\\WINDOWSAPPS\\PYTHON3.8.EXE","detailedDisplayName":"Python 3.8.10 64-bit (windows store)"}]
[INFO 2022-5-13 21:35:53.555]: [
  'Hide locator refreshing progress, Class name = g, completed in 0ms, has a falsy return value, , Return Value: undefined'
]
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.558]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.561]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.562]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.566]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.571]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.572]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.579]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.579]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.582]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.588]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.589]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:53.926]: Activation Commands received undefined for shell cmd
[INFO 2022-5-13 21:35:53.928]: [
  'getActivatedEnvironmentVariables, Class name = I, completed in 14392ms, has a falsy return value, Arg 1: undefined, Arg 2: {"id":"C:\\\\USERS\\\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\\\APPDATA\\\\LOCAL\\\\MICROSOFT\\\\WINDOWSAPPS\\\\PYTHON3.8.EXE","sysPrefix":"C:\\\\Program Files\\\\WindowsApps\\\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.8_3.8.2800.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0","envType":"WindowsStore","envName":"","architecture":3,"sysVersion":"3.8.10 (tags/v3.8.10:3d8993a, May  3 2021, 11:48:03) [MSC v.1928 64 bit (AMD64)]","version":{"raw":"3.8.10","major":3,"minor":8,"patch":10,"build":[],"prerelease":["final","0"]},"companyDisplayName":"Microsoft","displayName":"Python 3.8.10 64-bit (windows store)","detailedDisplayName":"Python 3.8.10 64-bit (windows store)","path":"c:\\\\Users\\\\andre.riesco\\\\AppData\\\\Local\\\\Microsoft\\\\WindowsApps\\\\python3.8.exe"}, Arg 3: false'
]
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: Shell path 'Torizon IDE backend process', base path 'Torizon IDE backend process'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: Shell path identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: Terminal name 'Torizon IDE backend process' identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: [object Object]. Shell identified as other (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: Shell path 'c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\repositories\main\vs-code-plugin\torizon\moses-windows\moses.exe', base path 'c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\repositories\main\vs-code-plugin\torizon\moses-windows\moses'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: Shell path identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: Terminal shell path 'c:\Users\andre.riesco\Documents\IDEextension\repositories\main\vs-code-plugin\torizon\moses-windows\moses.exe' identified as shell 'other'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.630]: [object Object]. Shell identified as other (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.631]: Shell path from user settings 'null'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.631]: [object Object]. Shell identified as other (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.631]: Shell path 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe', base path 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.631]: Shell path identified as shell 'powershell'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.631]: Shell path from user env 'C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.631]: [object Object]. Shell identified as powershell (Terminal name is Torizon IDE backend process)
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.632]: Shell identified as 'powershell'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:54.850]: Delay Trigger[Test Configuration Change]: triggered=1, called=1
[INFO 2022-5-13 21:35:56.30]: [
  'Starting language server, Class name = d, completed in 2166ms, has a falsy return value, , Return Value: undefined'
]
Starting Pylance language server.
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.38]: [object Object]. Shell identified as undefined 
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.38]: Shell path 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe', base path 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.38]: Shell path identified as shell 'powershellCore'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.38]: Terminal shell path 'C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe' identified as shell 'powershellCore'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.38]: [object Object]. Shell identified as powershellCore 
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.39]: Shell identified as 'powershellCore'
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.41]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.41]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="global"-Arg-Separator-"WORKSPACE_FOLDER_INTERPRETER_PATH_C:\\USERS\\ANDRE.RIESCO\\DOCUMENTS\\IDEEXTENSION\\TESTS\\TESTPYUI"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:35:56.42]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_h.addKeyToStorage-Args="workspace"-Arg-Separator-"autoSelectedWorkspacePythonInterpreter-c:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\Documents\\IDEextension\\tests\\testpyui"-Arg-Separator-undefined
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:36:22.371]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_S.ensureEnvironmentContainsPython-Args="C:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.8.exe"
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:36:25.453]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_S.ensureEnvironmentContainsPython-Args="C:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.8.exe"
[DEBUG 2022-5-13 21:36:44.315]: Cached data exists KeyPrefix=Cache_Method_Output_S.ensureEnvironmentContainsPython-Args="C:\\Users\\andre.riesco\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\python3.8.exe"

[stuartthomson]

I am also having this problem.

[stuartthomson]

I've been looking into this a bit and I think I might know why it's happening. Apologies if this is hard to follow:

• There is a call in ExtHostTask.$resolveVariables to win32.findExecutable. The executable it is trying to find is the string "${command:python.interpreterPath}".
• It doesn't think this looks like an absolute path, so it prepends it with the current working directory (see the very end of the win32.findExecutable) function. It doesn't check if this exists or not.
• Later on, there is further variable resolution done by the VariableResolver class in terminalTaskSystem.ts. This resolver has the details needed to expand the interpreter path correctly, but it has already been prepended with the cwd.

Proposed Solutions

• Perhaps the win32.findExecutable function could check if the executable exists at the location, and if it doesn't, simple return the unaltered process name (in this case "${command:python.interpreterPath}")?

• Alternatively, perhaps this call could be somehow removed from the setup done in ExtHostTask?

• Perhaps the path could be resolved before running it - if there are two absolute paths then

[karrtikr]

Thanks for digging in, terminalTaskSystem.ts or win32.findExecutable utility does not exist within the Python extension, so I think that's coming from VSCode itself.

• https://github.dev/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTask.ts#L174
• https://github.dev/microsoft/vscode/blob/main/src/vs/workbench/contrib/tasks/browser/terminalTaskSystem.ts#L1

So can you report this at https://github.com/microsoft/vscode instead? If you could identify the issue in the source itself, that would be awesome.