`conda`: Native locator can only find python interpreters for base environments

[CodeCatMeow]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

Native locator can't find the python interpreter for the conda virtual environment located in a custom path. In fact, it can only find the interpreter for the base virtual environment.

When I changed the Locator setting to the js option, the problem was solved.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Locator uses the default settings (native) and can only find the base environment.

2. Locator uses the js option to find the conda virtual environment under a customized path.

What's masked here represents my use of miniconda's non-default path to store other virtual environments. The output under the different options is provided below.

Diagnostic data

launch.json configuration

{
	"version": "0.2.0",
	"configurations": [
		{
			"name": "Python: Current File",
			"type": "python",
			"request": "launch",
			"program": "${file}",
			"console": "integratedTerminal",
			"justMyCode": true
		}
	]
}

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

When using the Native option.

2025-01-29 19:31:51.366 [info] Native locator: Refresh started
2025-01-29 19:31:51.373 [info] Poetry environment manager found at: C:\Users\jiuyi\AppData\Roaming\pypoetry\venv\Scripts\poetry.exe
2025-01-29 19:31:51.392 [info] Conda environment manager found at: C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe
2025-01-29 19:31:51.580 [info] Native locator: Refresh finished in 215 ms

When using the js option.

2025-01-29 19:20:00.754 [info] Starting Environment refresh
2025-01-29 19:20:00.755 [info] Searching for windows registry interpreters
2025-01-29 19:20:00.755 [info] Searching windows known paths locator
2025-01-29 19:20:00.758 [info] Searching for pyenv environments
2025-01-29 19:20:00.758 [info] Searching for conda environments
2025-01-29 19:20:00.758 [info] Searching for global virtual environments
2025-01-29 19:20:00.758 [info] Searching for custom virtual environments
2025-01-29 19:20:00.758 [info] Finished searching for windows registry interpreters: 5 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:00.758 [info] Searching for windows store envs
2025-01-29 19:20:00.766 [info] > C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe info --json
2025-01-29 19:20:00.798 [info] pyenv is not installed
2025-01-29 19:20:00.798 [info] Finished searching for pyenv environments: 42 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:00.799 [info] Finished searching for custom virtual envs: 42 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:00.799 [info] Finished searching for windows store envs: 41 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:00.801 [info] Finished searching windows known paths locator: 48 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:00.806 [info] Finished searching for global virtual envs: 49 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:03.233 [info] Finished searching for conda environments: 2476 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:03.254 [info] Environments refresh paths discovered (event): 2502 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:03.254 [info] Environments refresh finished (event): 2502 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:03.254 [info] Environments refresh paths discovered: 2502 milliseconds
2025-01-29 19:20:03.263 [info] Environment refresh took 2514 milliseconds

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

nothing

# Behaviour

Same as above.

Steps to reproduce:

Same as above.

Extension version: 2024.22.2
VS Code version: Code 1.96.4 (cd4ee3b1c348a13bafd8f9ad8060705f6d4b9cba, 2025-01-16T00:16:19.038Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:

[DonJayamanne]

Please can you share the full path, you can change the user name to xyz
Id like to know the full path
Also can you run ‘conda info —json’ and share the output you get, I’d like to know whether the path to the environments is listed in conda info

[DonJayamanne]

@karthiknadig please can you share the details to capture the native locator logs so the @CodeCatMeow can share them with us, I want the trace logs from native locator

[CodeCatMeow]

Please can you share the full path, you can change the user name to xyz Id like to know the full path Also can you run ‘conda info —json’ and share the output you get, I’d like to know whether the path to the environments is listed in conda info

I apologize for the inconvenience of masking the path, I thought the exact path was irrelevant. I will provide the exact paths in the conda command output below. I checked the output of "conda info --json" and the paths to all virtual environments appear in the output of the above command. If needed, here is the full command output.

{
  "active_prefix": null,
  "active_prefix_name": null,
  "av_data_dir": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\etc\\conda",
  "av_metadata_url_base": null,
  "channels": [
    "https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/win-64",
    "https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/main/noarch",
    "https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/win-64",
    "https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/r/noarch",
    "https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/win-64",
    "https://repo.anaconda.com/pkgs/msys2/noarch"
  ],
  "conda_build_version": "not installed",
  "conda_env_version": "24.5.0",
  "conda_location": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\Lib\\site-packages\\conda",
  "conda_prefix": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3",
  "conda_shlvl": 0,
  "conda_version": "24.5.0",
  "config_files": [
    "C:\\Users\\xyz\\.condarc"
  ],
  "default_prefix": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3",
  "env_vars": {
    "CIO_TEST": "<not set>",
    "CONDA_BAT": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\condabin\\conda.bat",
    "CONDA_EXE": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\condabin\\..\\Scripts\\conda.exe",
    "CONDA_EXES": "\"C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\condabin\\..\\Scripts\\conda.exe\"  ",
    "CONDA_ROOT": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3",
    "CONDA_SHLVL": "0",
    "CURL_CA_BUNDLE": "<not set>",
    "HOMEPATH": "\\Users\\xyz",
    "LD_PRELOAD": "<not set>",
    "MOZ_PLUGIN_PATH": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Foxit Software\\Foxit Reader Plus\\plugins\\",
    "NODE_PATH": "C:\\User\\Tools\\nvm\\node_global\\node_modules",
    "PATH": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\condabin;C:\\WINDOWS\\system32;C:\\WINDOWS;C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\Wbem;C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\;C:\\WINDOWS\\System32\\OpenSSH\\;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Windows Kits\\8.1\\Windows Performance Toolkit\\;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Visual Studio\\2022\\Community\\VC\\Tools\\MSVC\\14.30.30705\\bin\\Hostx64\\x64;C:\\Program Files\\Git\\cmd;C:\\Users\\xyz\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Microsoft VS Code\\bin;C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3;C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\Scripts;C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\Library\\bin;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\NVIDIA Corporation\\PhysX\\Common;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\Client SDK\\ODBC\\110\\Tools\\Binn\\;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\Tools\\Binn\\;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\Tools\\Binn\\;C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL Server\\120\\DTS\\Binn\\",
    "PSMODULEPATH": "%ProgramFiles%\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules;C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\Modules",
    "REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE": "<not set>",
    "SSL_CERT_FILE": "<not set>"
  },
  "envs": [
    "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3",
    "C:\\User\\Data\\Works\\Evenrionments\\Conda\\custom",
    "C:\\User\\Data\\Works\\Evenrionments\\Conda\\ipynb",
    "C:\\User\\Data\\Works\\Evenrionments\\Conda\\labelme",
    "C:\\User\\Data\\Works\\Evenrionments\\Conda\\opencv"
  ],
  "envs_dirs": [
    "C:\\User\\Data\\Works\\Evenrionments\\Conda",
    "C:\\Users\\xyz\\.conda\\envs",
    "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\envs",
    "C:\\Users\\xyz\\AppData\\Local\\conda\\conda\\envs"
  ],
  "is_windows_admin": false,
  "netrc_file": null,
  "offline": false,
  "pkgs_dirs": [
    "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\pkgs",
    "C:\\Users\\xyz\\.conda\\pkgs",
    "C:\\Users\\xyz\\AppData\\Local\\conda\\conda\\pkgs"
  ],
  "platform": "win-64",
  "python_version": "3.12.4.final.0",
  "rc_path": "C:\\Users\\xyz\\.condarc",
  "requests_version": "2.32.2",
  "root_prefix": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3",
  "root_writable": false,
  "site_dirs": [
    "C:\\Users\\xyz\\AppData\\Roaming\\Python\\Python310",
    "C:\\Users\\xyz\\AppData\\Roaming\\Python\\Scripts"
  ],
  "solver": {
    "default": true,
    "name": "libmamba",
    "user_agent": "solver/libmamba conda-libmamba-solver/24.1.0 libmambapy/1.5.8"
  },
  "sys.executable": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\python.exe",
  "sys.prefix": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3",
  "sys.version": "3.12.4 | packaged by Anaconda, Inc. | (main, Jun 18 2024, 15:03:56) [MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)]",
  "sys_rc_path": "C:\\ProgramData\\miniconda3\\.condarc",
  "user_agent": "conda/24.5.0 requests/2.32.2 CPython/3.12.4 Windows/10 Windows/10.0.19045 solver/libmamba conda-libmamba-solver/24.1.0 libmambapy/1.5.8 aau/0.4.4 c/Tvp5BysupdUDSdssfDnEEg s/AXr0PLCgsKmiZmU43NJWfQ",
  "user_rc_path": "C:\\Users\\xyz\\.condarc",
  "virtual_pkgs": [
    [
      "__archspec",
      "1",
      "x86_64_v4"
    ],
    [
      "__conda",
      "24.5.0",
      "0"
    ],
    [
      "__win",
      "0",
      "0"
    ]
  ]
}

[karthiknadig]

@CodeCatMeow Can you also share the logs from Output > Python Locator?

[CodeCatMeow]

@CodeCatMeow Can you also share the logs from Output > Python Locator?

Okay. When I use the Locator of the native option, the logs from Output> Python Locator is as follows.

2025-02-04 17:07:06.379 [info] Starting Python Locator c:\Users\xyz\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.22.2-win32-x64\python-env-tools\bin\pet.exe server
2025-02-04 17:07:06.942 [info] Discovered manager: (Poetry) C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Roaming\pypoetry\venv\Scripts\poetry.exe
2025-02-04 17:07:06.942 [info] Discovered manager: (Conda) C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe
2025-02-04 17:07:06.948 [info] Discovered env: C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\python.exe
2025-02-04 17:07:06.962 [warning] Failed to open HKCU\Software\Python, Os { code: 2, kind: NotFound, message: "系统找不到指定的文件。" }
2025-02-04 17:07:06.967 [info] Locator Conda took 1.3654862s
2025-02-04 17:07:06.967 [info] Locator PipEnv took 45.3799ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.967 [info] Locator Poetry took 184.8124ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.967 [info] Locator PyEnv took 50.1265ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.967 [info] Locator Venv took 7.9201ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.967 [info] Locator VirtualEnv took 22.6µs
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Locator VirtualEnvWrapper took 98.6µs
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Locator WindowsRegistry took 226.181ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Locator WindowsStore took 46.7321ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Locator GlobalVirtualEnvs took 47.7283ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Locator Locators took 1.4238207s
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Locator Path took 214.7805ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Locator Workspaces took 310.1366ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.968 [info] Refresh completed in 1439ms
2025-02-04 17:07:06.976 [info] Resolved Python Environment C:\User\Data\Works\Evenrionments\Conda\opencv\python.exe
2025-02-04 17:07:08.619 [info] Discovered manager: (Poetry) C:\Users\xyz\AppData\Roaming\pypoetry\venv\Scripts\poetry.exe
2025-02-04 17:07:08.627 [info] Discovered manager: (Conda) C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\Scripts\conda.exe
2025-02-04 17:07:08.628 [info] Discovered env: C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\python.exe
2025-02-04 17:07:08.629 [warning] Failed to open HKCU\Software\Python, Os { code: 2, kind: NotFound, message: "系统找不到指定的文件。" }
2025-02-04 17:07:08.976 [info] Locator Conda took 369.7022ms
2025-02-04 17:07:08.978 [info] Locator PipEnv took 38µs
2025-02-04 17:07:08.996 [info] Locator Poetry took 774.2µs
2025-02-04 17:07:09.019 [info] Locator PyEnv took 36.5708ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.034 [info] Locator Venv took 18.4256ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.039 [info] Locator VirtualEnv took 33.8µs
2025-02-04 17:07:09.049 [info] Locator VirtualEnvWrapper took 27.2778ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.051 [info] Locator WindowsRegistry took 13.4231ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.060 [info] Locator WindowsStore took 171.1µs
2025-02-04 17:07:09.079 [info] Locator GlobalVirtualEnvs took 13.0992ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.090 [info] Locator Locators took 406.8717ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.090 [info] Locator Path took 106.3758ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.091 [info] Locator Workspaces took 366.8232ms
2025-02-04 17:07:09.091 [info] Refresh completed in 476ms
2025-02-04 17:07:39.753 [info] Resolved Python Environment C:\ProgramData\miniconda3\python.exe

When I set it to the js option, I don't find the Output > Python Locator log output.

[karthiknadig]

When I set it to the js option, I don't find the Output > Python Locator log output.

That is expected. This is only collected for native scenario.

@DonJayamanne It looks like the environments are in a custom location C:\\User\\Data\\Works\\Evenrionments\\Conda and that is not getting picked up by pet

[DonJayamanne]

@CodeCatMeow
Thank you for the logs, please can you share the same logs again but this time with more information, here are the instructions

• Open an empty instance of VS Code (please do not open a folder)
• Go into the command palette and select the command Developer: Set Log Level
• Select Trace from the dropdown list
• Next from the command palette select the command Python: Select Interpreter
• Go into the logs from Output> Python Locator and share all of the logs (this time there will be more information)

Thank you for your patience and helping us get to the bottom of this.