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Choose of python interpreter don't work #25494
Description
Hello,
I just switched from windows 10 to windows 11. I needed to reinstall Python and VS Code (With python extension). After all reinstalled, i just couldn't choose an interpreter and run a python file. In other words, when i try to click on the run button or type Ctrl-Shift-p then >python run python file in Terminal, nothing happen, no report on the Output panel. I am aware that this is not the first topic about a kind of issue like this. i already made my own research, tried the several answer about this.
Type: Bug
Here is the way I experience this issue :
- Download the python extension
- Open a python file
- Can't launch python file
- Ctrl-Shift-P > Python Select intepreter with the path of python exe
- Try to launch python file
- Can't launch python file
Extension version: 2025.14.0
VS Code version: Code 1.104.2 (e3a5acfb517a443235981655413d566533107e92, 2025-09-24T11:21:37.073Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3110M CPU @ 2.40GHz (4 x 2395) |
| 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: unavailable_off vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 7.89GB (2.25GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 401dac80-0f90-4cee-bdf2-5ddeb0faaa2f |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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Activity
eleanorjboyd commentedon Oct 3, 2025
Hi! Do you see anything in logs when you try clicking the run button? Also does it consistently repro or if you reload the window or switch back and forth with another file do you no longer see the bug?
pams95 commentedon Oct 4, 2025
Hello,
I finaly resolved my issue.
i think it was coming from the PATH variable contained ~%APPDATA%\Local\Programs\Python\Launcher, I added the direct link to the python version : ~%APPDATA%\Local\Programs\Python\PythonXXX
Then it started to work fine.
When the bug was the occuring, it wasn't possible to launch python files except launching the python command on the builtin terminal of VS Code (no debugging or launch python file command or button).
I saw the bug occuring on differnet python file in different location on my HDD or on cloud (onedrive)
eleanorjboyd commentedon Dec 12, 2025
Glad it got resolved!