Auto-activation of a conda environment not working

Type: Bug

Behaviour

Expected vs. Actual

The new auto-activation environment scheme is not working here. If I run pip list, I can't see the packages that are installed in the virtual env. If I manually activate the environment, it works.

Steps to reproduce:

Open a Python project that has an associated conda virtual env (myenv)
Have a settings.json like this:

settings.json

{
    "terminal.integrated.profiles.windows": {
        "My PowerShell": {
            "source": "PowerShell",
            "args": [
                "-NoExit",
                "-Command",
                "C:\\Users\\[REDACTED]\\proxy.ps1"
            ]
        }
    },
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "My PowerShell",
    "terminal.integrated.enableMultiLinePasteWarning": false,
    "workbench.startupEditor": "newUntitledFile",
    "workbench.editorAssociations": {"*.ipynb": "jupyter-notebook"},
    "workbench.iconTheme": "vscode-icons",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "editor.rulers": [88],
    "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
    "explorer.confirmDelete": false,
    "git.enableSmartCommit": true,
    "git.confirmSync": false,
    "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
    "python.analysis.autoImportCompletions": false,
    "isort.args": ["--profile", "black"],
    "[python]": {
        "editor.defaultFormatter": "ms-python.black-formatter",
        "editor.formatOnType": true,
        "editor.formatOnSave": true,
        "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
            "source.organizeImports": "explicit"
        },
        "rewrap.autoWrap.enabled": true,
    },
    "[html]":{
        "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    },
    "jupyter.askForKernelRestart": false,
    "jupyter.widgetScriptSources": ["jsdelivr.com", "unpkg.com"],
    "git.mergeEditor": true,
    "diffEditor.maxComputationTime": 0,
    "liveServer.settings.donotVerifyTags": true,
    "liveServer.settings.donotShowInfoMsg": true,
    "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,
    "http.proxySupport": "on",
    "jupyter.allowUnauthorizedRemoteConnection": true,
    "security.workspace.trust.untrustedFiles": "open",
    "http.proxyAuthorization": null,
    "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "C:\\Users\\[REDACTED]\\AppData\\Local\\miniconda3\\envs\\[REDACTED]\\python.exe",
    "http.proxy": "[REDACTED]",
    "editor.inlineSuggest.enabled": true,
    "powershell.promptToUpdatePowerShell": false,
    "git.openRepositoryInParentFolders": "never",
    "update.enableWindowsBackgroundUpdates": false,
    "redhat.telemetry.enabled": false,
    "workbench.colorTheme": "One Dark Modern",
}

A cute message pops up reassuring me that I can safely ignore the (base) on the terminal and myenv is in fact activated...

...except that it's not. If i run pip list, I cannot see the packages that are installed in my target virtual env.
I also couldn't import the missing packages from the python interpreter.
If I manually run conda activate myenv, I got the expected (myenv) prompt and all works fine.
Interestingly, if I debug a python script that imports packages that are only installed in myenv while in the (base) scenario, the script runs (no ImportError).

Diagnostic data

Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.11.7
Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Conda
Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

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

2024-02-06 09:19:06.402 [info] Experiment 'pythonRecommendTensorboardExt' is active
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Experiment 'pythonREPLSmartSend' is active
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Experiment 'pythonSurveyNotification' is active
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Experiment 'pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation' is active
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Experiment 'pythonTestAdapter' is active
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Default formatter is set to ms-python.black-formatter for workspace c:\Users\[REDACTED]
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Test server listening.
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Python interpreter path: ~\AppData\Local\miniconda3\envs\myenv\python.exe
2024-02-06 09:19:06.403 [info] Send text to terminal: echo C:\Program Files\PowerShell\7\pwsh.exe
2024-02-06 09:19:07.851 [info] > conda info --json
2024-02-06 09:19:08.427 [warning] Identifier for virt-virtualenv failed to identify d:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts\python.exe [Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir 'd:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts'] {
  errno: -4058,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'scandir',
  path: 'd:\\Code\\[REDACTED]\\.env\\Scripts'
}
2024-02-06 09:19:08.694 [info] Shell integration is not working for powershellCore
2024-02-06 09:19:08.696 [warning] Shell integration is not active, environment activated maybe overriden by the shell.
2024-02-06 09:19:08.699 [info] > conda info --json
2024-02-06 09:19:08.699 [info] shell: powershellCore
2024-02-06 09:19:09.072 [info] > "d:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts\python.exe" -I ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
2024-02-06 09:19:11.377 [info] Starting Pylance language server.
2024-02-06 09:19:15.512 [error] Error: Command failed: "d:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts\python.exe" -I c:\Users\[REDACTED]\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py c:\Users\[REDACTED]\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
'"d:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts\python.exe"' n�o � reconhecido como um comando interno
ou externo, um programa oper�vel ou um arquivo em lotes.

    at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:431:12)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:526:35)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1091:16)
    at Process.onexit (node:internal/child_process:302:5) {
  code: 1,
  killed: false,
  signal: null,
  cmd: '"d:\\Code\\[REDACTED]\\.env\\Scripts\\python.exe" -I c:\\Users\\[REDACTED]\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\\pythonFiles\\get_output_via_markers.py c:\\Users\\[REDACTED]\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\\pythonFiles\\interpreterInfo.py'
}
2024-02-06 09:19:17.527 [info] > "d:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts\python.exe" -I ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
2024-02-06 09:19:20.613 [error] Error: Command failed: "d:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts\python.exe" -I c:\Users\[REDACTED]\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py c:\Users\[REDACTED]\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\interpreterInfo.py
'"d:\Code\[REDACTED]\.env\Scripts\python.exe"' n�o � reconhecido como um comando interno
ou externo, um programa oper�vel ou um arquivo em lotes.

    at ChildProcess.exithandler (node:child_process:431:12)
    at ChildProcess.emit (node:events:526:35)
    at maybeClose (node:internal/child_process:1091:16)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (node:internal/child_process:449:11)
    at Socket.emit (node:events:514:28)
    at Pipe.<anonymous> (node:net:323:12) {
  code: 1,
  killed: false,
  signal: null,
  cmd: '"d:\\Code\\[REDACTED]\\.env\\Scripts\\python.exe" -I c:\\Users\\[REDACTED]\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\\pythonFiles\\get_output_via_markers.py c:\\Users\\[REDACTED]\\.vscode\\extensions\\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\\pythonFiles\\interpreterInfo.py'
}
2024-02-06 09:19:25.912 [info] > conda run -n afpesp --no-capture-output python ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.0.0/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py
2024-02-06 09:19:25.912 [info] shell: commandPrompt
2024-02-06 09:19:28.622 [info] > conda run -n afpesp --no-capture-output python ~\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.0.0/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py
2024-02-06 09:19:28.622 [info] shell: powershellCore
2024-02-06 09:19:38.755 [info] > python ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.0.0/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py
2024-02-06 09:19:38.755 [info] shell: powershellCore
2024-02-06 09:19:40.879 [info] Send text to terminal: & python c:\Users\[REDACTED]\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\printEnvVariablesToFile.py c:\Users\[REDACTED]\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.python-2024.0.0\pythonFiles\deactivate\powershell\envVars.txt

User Settings


languageServer: "Pylance"

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

Extension version: 2024.0.0
VS Code version: Code 1.85.2 (8b3775030ed1a69b13e4f4c628c612102e30a681, 2024-01-18T06:40:10.514Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19042
Modes:

System Info

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CPUs	11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-1145G7 @ 2.60GHz (8 x 1498)
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 video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled
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Memory (System)	15.40GB (3.94GB free)
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