I had high hopes that some of the recent changes would have fixed this issue, which is persistent for me.
Every time I open a Python file in a recently launched VSCode instance, I get this pop up:
Despite having the latest version of ms-python.python installed. This happens even with setting "python.useEnvironmentsExtension": true,
Related: #584
This has been consistent across many recent versions, but current setup is:
ms-python.python: 2026.4.0ms-python.vscode-python-envs: 1.28.0
VSCode info
- Version: 1.116.0 (user setup)
- Commit: 560a9dba96f961efea7b1612916f89e5d5d4d679
- Date: 2026-04-15T00:28:13Z
- Electron: 39.8.7
- ElectronBuildId: 13797146
- Chromium: 142.0.7444.265
- Node.js: 22.22.1
- V8: 14.2.231.22-electron.0
- OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
My remedy is simply disabling this extension, though it is frustrating to have this bundled with ms-python.python and experience this issue.
I had high hopes that some of the recent changes would have fixed this issue, which is persistent for me.
Every time I open a Python file in a recently launched VSCode instance, I get this pop up:
Despite having the latest version of
ms-python.pythoninstalled. This happens even with setting"python.useEnvironmentsExtension": true,Related: #584
This has been consistent across many recent versions, but current setup is:
ms-python.python:2026.4.0ms-python.vscode-python-envs:1.28.0VSCode info
My remedy is simply disabling this extension, though it is frustrating to have this bundled with
ms-python.pythonand experience this issue.