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virtualenv created in hidden directory (.venv/) is not automatically detected #18435

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@tekumara

Description

@tekumara

Issue Type: Bug

Behaviour

Expected vs. Actual

When a new virtualenv was created in the terminal, vscode used to popup a prompt to select it as the python interpreter

Steps to reproduce:

  1. Open a terminal within vscode
  2. python -m venv .venv

No popup.

Diagnostic data

  • Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.9.7
  • Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Pyenv
  • Value of the python.languageServer setting: Pylance
User Settings


defaultLS: {"defaultLSType":"Pylance"}

downloadLanguageServer: true

envFile: "<placeholder>"

venvPath: "<placeholder>"

venvFolders: "<placeholder>"

condaPath: "<placeholder>"

pipenvPath: "<placeholder>"

poetryPath: "<placeholder>"

languageServer: "Pylance"

linting
• enabled: true
• cwd: "<placeholder>"
• Flake8Args: "<placeholder>"
• flake8Enabled: true
• flake8Path: "<placeholder>"
• lintOnSave: true
• banditArgs: "<placeholder>"
• banditEnabled: false
• banditPath: "<placeholder>"
• mypyArgs: "<placeholder>"
• mypyEnabled: false
• mypyPath: "<placeholder>"
• pycodestyleArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pycodestyleEnabled: false
• pycodestylePath: "<placeholder>"
• prospectorArgs: "<placeholder>"
• prospectorEnabled: false
• prospectorPath: "<placeholder>"
• pydocstyleArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pydocstyleEnabled: false
• pydocstylePath: "<placeholder>"
• pylamaArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pylamaEnabled: false
• pylamaPath: "<placeholder>"
• pylintArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pylintPath: "<placeholder>"

sortImports
• args: "<placeholder>"
• path: "<placeholder>"

formatting
• autopep8Args: "<placeholder>"
• autopep8Path: "<placeholder>"
• provider: "autopep8"
• blackArgs: "<placeholder>"
• blackPath: "<placeholder>"
• yapfArgs: "<placeholder>"
• yapfPath: "<placeholder>"

testing
• cwd: "<placeholder>"
• debugPort: 3000
• nosetestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• nosetestsEnabled: undefined
• nosetestPath: "<placeholder>"
• promptToConfigure: true
• pytestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• pytestEnabled: false
• pytestPath: "<placeholder>"
• unittestArgs: "<placeholder>"
• unittestEnabled: false
• autoTestDiscoverOnSaveEnabled: true

terminal
• activateEnvironment: true
• executeInFileDir: "<placeholder>"
• launchArgs: "<placeholder>"

experiments
• enabled: true
• optInto: ["pythonDiscoveryModule"]
• optOutFrom: []

insidersChannel: "off"

tensorBoard
• logDirectory: "<placeholder>"

Extension version: 2022.0.1786462952
VS Code version: Code 1.64.0 (5554b12acf27056905806867f251c859323ff7e9, 2022-02-03T04:20:17.224Z)
OS version: Darwin x64 21.3.0
Restricted Mode: No

System Info
Item Value
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-9750H CPU @ 2.60GHz (12 x 2600)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
gpu_compositing: enabled
metal: disabled_off
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
oop_rasterization: enabled
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
skia_renderer: disabled_off_ok
video_decode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
Load (avg) 7, 7, 7
Memory (System) 16.00GB (0.03GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id e58e3d2a-e26d-42be-b0a2-cfd7504cefbc
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
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