Showing "Discovering Python Interpreters" for long time

[hexagram-Li]

Type: Bug
remote ubuntu 20.04

Extension version: 2022.20.2
VS Code version: Code 1.74.3 (Universal) (97dec172d3256f8ca4bfb2143f3f76b503ca0534, 2023-01-09T17:07:18.579Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 21.6.0
Modes:
Sandboxed: No
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-56-generic
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.0-50-generic

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M1 Pro (8 x 24)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: disabled_off direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled metal: disabled_off multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_renderer: enabled_on video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: disabled_off
Load (avg)	2, 2, 2
Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.07GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 7c82e701-6760-4842-a9e6-0f8c8fc30881
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	SSH: 10.177.55.103
OS	Linux x64 5.15.0-56-generic
CPUs	11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700 @ 2.50GHz (16 x 2500)
Memory (System)	31.25GB (28.55GB free)
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	SSH: 10.177.64.96
OS	Linux x64 5.15.0-50-generic
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz (4 x 900)
Memory (System)	31.22GB (24.00GB free)
VM	0%

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[karrtikr]

Closing as dup of #20485, please provide the information asked there and upvote the issue to raise priority.