"select python environment" has two "base" environment

[Saltsmart]

Type: Bug

1. Create an environment with a prefix (in my case, it's "E:/tool")
2. When executing "conda env list" command, it shows normally as "e:\tool".
3. But in "select kernel" for Jupyter, it's not.

Extension version: 2024.11.0
VS Code version: Code 1.97.2 (e54c774e0add60467559eb0d1e229c6452cf8447, 2025-02-12T23:20:35.343Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22000
Modes:

System Info

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[DonJayamanne]

What do you get when you use the command ‘Python: Select Interpreter’
Do you see duplicate there as well?

[Saltsmart]

What do you get when you use the command ‘Python: Select Interpreter’ Do you see duplicate there as well?

Yes, just the same.

[Saltsmart]

The conda env list has no problem.

[leosongwei]

will this project support adding a venv environment by providing the path string or from vscode workspace config file?

Something like:

{
    "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true,
    "jupyter.kernels.availablePythonEnvironments": [
         paths_to_venv
    ],
    "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true
}

[DonJayamanne]

This issue is caused by the python extension, hence transferring this there

@leosongwei please can you create a separate issue, your question isn’t related to this ISPs

[DonJayamanne]

@Saltsmart play can you install the latest versions of vscode, Jupyter and Python extension and let me know if this works

[karthiknadig]

@DonJayamanne This occurs due to microsoft/python-environment-tools#184 .

@Saltsmart CAn you verify that the environment under E:\tool has conda installed in it.

[Saltsmart]

@DonJayamanne I've switched to micromamba before your reply, because my conda was broken due to updating. Now it is OK with the latest versions of vscode, Jupyter and Python extension.
@karthiknadig I check the archive of this environment. It may be true since there is a conda.bat.