Error: Invalid patch string when linting file

[albireox]

init.py.zip

Environment data

• VS Code version: 1.28.0-insiders
• Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2018.9.0
• OS and version: macOS 10.14
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.7.0 (pyenv)
• Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | ...): N/A
• Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: N/A

Actual behavior

When I try to save the attached file I get the following error:

##########Linting Output - flake8##########
Error: Invalid patch string: Skipped 1 files

Expected behavior

No error and correct linting.

Logs

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

##########Linting Output - flake8##########
Error: Invalid patch string: Skipped 1 files

Output from Console under the Developer Tools panel (toggle Developer Tools on under Help)

[ms-python.python]Invalid patch string: Skipped 1 files
e.$onExtensionRuntimeError @ mainThreadExtensionService.ts:43
t._doInvokeHandler @ rpcProtocol.ts:442
t._invokeHandler @ rpcProtocol.ts:427
t._receiveRequest @ rpcProtocol.ts:344
t._receiveOneMessage @ rpcProtocol.ts:274
(anonymous) @ rpcProtocol.ts:149
e.fire @ event.ts:140
a @ ipc.net.ts:105
n._socketDataListener @ ipc.net.ts:134
emitOne @ events.js:116
emit @ events.js:211
addChunk @ _stream_readable.js:263
readableAddChunk @ _stream_readable.js:250
Readable.push @ _stream_readable.js:208
onread @ net.js:594
mainThreadExtensionService.ts:44 

Error: Invalid patch string: Skipped 1 files
	at diff_match_patch.patch_fromText (/Users/albireo/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2018.9.0/out/client/common/editor.js:240:19)
	at EditorUtils.getWorkspaceEditsFromPatch (/Users/albireo/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2018.9.0/out/client/common/editor.js:327:40)
	at SortImportsEditingProvider.<anonymous> (/Users/albireo/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2018.9.0/out/client/providers/importSortProvider.js:80:41)
	at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
	at fulfilled (/Users/albireo/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2018.9.0/out/client/providers/importSortProvider.js:13:58)
	at <anonymous>

[DonJayamanne]

I can replicate this.

[noonedeadpunk]

Case for me as well.

[damienflament]

I got the same issue while sorting imports.

It seems to happen only for __init__.py files.
Renaming the file (e.g. to foo.py) fix the issue and make me able to sort the imports.

[kimadeline]

Closing, doesn't happen anymore with the file provided in the original comment.