Test provider types are not aligned

[LutingWang]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

When opening a python workspace, the TESTING panel is as below:

Running pytest from the terminal is ok:

Steps to reproduce:

1. git clone https://github.com/LutingWang/todd.git
2. cd todd
3. pip install .[test]
4. Open the todd repository with vscode and python extension.

Diagnostic data

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

2025-03-22 13:38:47.254 [info] Native locator: Refresh started
2025-03-22 13:38:47.254 [error] Python discovery not supported in untrusted workspace
2025-03-22 13:38:47.254 [info] Native locator: Refresh finished in 8 ms
2025-03-22 13:38:47.486 [error] Python discovery not supported in untrusted workspace
2025-03-22 13:38:47.486 [error] Invalid environment [native]: {}
2025-03-22 13:38:49.289 [info] Starting Pylance language server.
2025-03-22 13:39:09.567 [info] Native locator: Refresh started
2025-03-22 13:39:09.623 [info] Pyenv environment manager found at: /data/wlt/.pyenv/bin/pyenv
2025-03-22 13:39:09.639 [info] Conda environment manager found at: /opt/conda/bin/conda
2025-03-22 13:39:09.639 [info] Using conda: /opt/conda/bin/conda
2025-03-22 13:39:09.659 [info] Native locator: Refresh finished in 107 ms
2025-03-22 13:39:32.137 [info] Native locator: Refresh started
2025-03-22 13:39:32.137 [info] Native locator: Refresh started
2025-03-22 13:39:32.169 [info] Pyenv environment manager found at: /data/wlt/.pyenv/bin/pyenv
2025-03-22 13:39:32.330 [info] Python interpreter path: ~/.local/share/virtualenvs/todd-EBkXfio_/bin/python
2025-03-22 13:39:32.337 [info] Conda environment manager found at: /opt/conda/bin/conda
2025-03-22 13:39:32.337 [info] Conda set to: /opt/conda/bin/conda
2025-03-22 13:40:24.859 [info] Native locator: Refresh finished in 52721 ms
2025-03-22 13:40:24.867 [info] > ~/.pyenv/bin/pyenv which python
2025-03-22 13:40:24.867 [info] cwd: .
2025-03-22 13:40:24.880 [info] Discover tests for workspace name: todd - uri: /data/wlt/projects/todd
2025-03-22 13:40:24.880 [error] Test provider in adapter is not pytest. Please reload window.
2025-03-22 13:40:25.322 [info] > /opt/conda/bin/conda info --json

Extension version: 2025.2.0
VS Code version: Code 1.98.2 (Universal) (ddc367ed5c8936efe395cffeec279b04ffd7db78, 2025-03-12T13:32:45.399Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.3.0
Modes:
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• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.11.10
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): PipEnv
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Pylance

User Settings

languageServer: "Pylance"

testing
• pytestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pytestEnabled: true
• unittestEnabled: true

experiments
• enabled: false
• optOutFrom: ["pythonTestAdapter"]

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System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M4 (10 x 2400)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	2, 2, 2
Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.26GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 674517c1-1401-480d-9367-fcaabadcfe74
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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[eleanorjboyd]

Hi! If you reload your vs code window it should fix the problem. You can find a command to do so in the command palette "developer: refresh window"

[Saran33]

Facing the same issue. "developer: relaod window" doesn't resolve it for me. In one of my workspaces, the "Python tests" tab is duplicated, with one working and one showing the above error message. In another workspace, it's the exact same error as above (with no duplicate tab)

[grumBit]

I'm also having the same problem. Running "developer: reload window" didn't help either.

[grumBit]

After messing about in settings.json, I got it to work by setting "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false (it had been true).

These are all the settings related to testing in my settings.json;

  "python.analysis.enablePytestExtra": true,
  "python.analysis.enablePytestSupport": true,
  "python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,
  "testing.automaticallyOpenPeekView": "never",
  "testing.defaultGutterClickAction": "debug",

I'm guessing the last two have no impact on this problem. However, I've no idea how the first four may interact with one another. All I do know is setting unittestEnabled to false got it working on my machine.

[eleanorjboyd]

Hi! For these two settings- one must always be true while the other is false, maybe thats why it helped in your scenario?

"python.testing.pytestEnabled": true,
  "python.testing.unittestEnabled": false,

[LutingWang]

Big thanks! Setting "python.testing.unittestEnabled" to false solves my problem as well. Not sure why I enabled both pytest and unittest. BTW, I notice that the doc says

Maybe the doc could be updated to better emphasize the conflict between these options?

[davetapley]

I just ran in to this, but I am using untittest and not pytest.

A restart of VSCode fixed it.