Unable or resolve indirect imports

[smac89]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

Vscode is unable to resolve imports which are not directly imported by specifying the full path to the symbol

Steps to reproduce:

1. Create a new folder and change directories to that folder
2. use pdm to create a virtual environment (pdm init --no-git)
3. Install a package like sqlalchemy (pdm add sqlalchemy)
4. In that folder, create a main.py file, and attempt to import something from sqlalchemy
5. Notice that while vscode will autosuggest the completion, it will mark the symbol as "unknown", thus hindering further type-inference

Video.Project.2.mp4

This has to be a bug, because it was working just fine a few days ago. As you can see from the video, the suggestions for imports includes select, but afterwards, everything else acts dumb and refuses to acknowledge the symbol.

Diagnostic data

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

2025-09-18 11:41:41.609 [info] Telemetry level is off
2025-09-18 11:41:41.609 [info] Experiments are disabled, only manually opted experiments are active.
2025-09-18 11:41:41.609 [warning] Dir "/tmp/importpy/.pixi/envs" is not watchable (directory does not exist)
2025-09-18 11:41:41.819 [info] > conda info --json
2025-09-18 11:41:41.821 [info] Skipping ActivatedEnv Detection:  process.env.VSCODE_CLI !== '1'
2025-09-18 11:41:41.827 [info] Python interpreter path: ./.venv/bin/python
2025-09-18 11:41:42.031 [info] > pyenv which python
2025-09-18 11:41:42.031 [info] cwd: .
2025-09-18 11:41:43.325 [info] Starting Pylance language server.
2025-09-18 11:41:45.205 [info] Running installed packages checker:  {
  id: '/tmp/importpy/.venv/bin/python',
  sysPrefix: '/tmp/importpy/.venv',
  envType: 'Venv',
  envName: '.venv',
  envPath: '/tmp/importpy/.venv',
  path: '/tmp/importpy/.venv/bin/python',
  architecture: 3,
  sysVersion: '3.13.7 (main, Aug 15 2025, 12:34:02) [GCC 15.2.1 20250813]',
  version: {
    raw: '3.13.7',
    major: 3,
    minor: 13,
    patch: 7,
    build: [],
    prerelease: [ 'final', '0' ]
  },
  displayName: "Python 3.13.7 ('.venv')",
  detailedDisplayName: "Python 3.13.7 ('.venv': venv)",
  type: 'Virtual'
} /home/chigozirim/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.14.0-linux-x64/python_files/installed_check.py /tmp/importpy/pyproject.toml
2025-09-18 11:41:45.205 [info] > ./.venv/bin/python ~/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.python-2025.14.0-linux-x64/python_files/installed_check.py ./pyproject.toml
2025-09-18 11:43:33.042 [info] Discover tests for workspace name: importpy - uri: /tmp/importpy/main.py
2025-09-18 11:49:38.822 [info] Discover tests for workspace name: importpy - uri: /tmp/importpy/main.py
2025-09-18 11:49:48.337 [info] Send text to terminal: source /tmp/importpy/.venv/bin/activate

Extension version: 2025.14.0
VS Code version: Code 1.104.0 (f220831ea2d946c0dcb0f3eaa480eb435a2c1260, 2025-09-10T06:46:18.035Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.13.7
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Pylance

User Settings

Multiroot scenario, following user settings may not apply:

envFile: "<placeholder>"

languageServer: "Pylance"

Installed Extensions

Extension Name	Extension Id	Version
adb-files	Ero	0.0.4
astro-vscode	ast	2.15.4
autodocstring	njp	0.6.1
black-formatter	ms-	2025.2.0
clang-format	xav	1.9.0
codeium	Cod	1.48.2
cpptools	ms-	1.27.6
debugpy	ms-	2025.10.0
docker	doc	0.17.0
doxdocgen	csc	1.4.0
even-better-toml	tam	0.21.2
firebase-json	dam	1.3.0
go	gol	0.50.0
hcl	has	0.6.0
hexeditor	ms-	1.11.1
isort	ms-	2025.0.0
js-debug	ms-	1.104.0
jupyter	ms-	2025.8.0
jupyter-renderers	ms-	1.3.0
just	ske	2.0.0
lua	sum	3.15.0
prettier-vscode	esb	11.0.0
python	ms-	2025.14.0
redis-for-vscode	Red	1.4.0
ruff	cha	2025.26.0
shell-format	fox	7.2.8
sqlite-viewer	qwt	0.10.6
sqltools	mtx	0.28.5
todo-tree	Gru	0.0.226
vscode-clangd	llv	0.2.0
vscode-containers	ms-	2.1.0
vscode-js-profile-table	ms-	1.0.10
vscode-jupyter-cell-tags	ms-	0.1.9
vscode-jupyter-powertoys	ms-	0.1.1
vscode-jupyter-slideshow	ms-	0.1.6
vscode-lldb	vad	1.11.5
vscode-pylance	ms-	2025.8.1
vscode-tailwindcss	bra	0.14.26
vscode-versionlens	pfl	1.22.3
vscode-xml	red	0.29.0
xmake-vscode	tbo	2.4.1

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700F (24 x 2112)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled 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 trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.73GB (10.08GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	WSL: Arch
OS	Linux x64 5.15.167.4-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs	13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700F (24 x 0)
Memory (System)	15.48GB (10.57GB free)
VM	0%

[smac89]

Ok problem solved. This was not related to the python plugin, but rather with Pylance. I will report it there.