Multiple environments getting selected

[lindsayfowler]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

Multiple environments shown in the built in terminal:
(.venv) (spaghetti) (base) lf@lfs-Macbook-Air openAIgym %

Steps to reproduce:

1. On Mac OS, press CMD+Shift+P
2. Create .venv environment.

Diagnostic data

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

XXX

Extension version: 2024.22.1
VS Code version: Code 1.96.2 (fabdb6a30b49f79a7aba0f2ad9df9b399473380f, 2024-12-19T10:22:47.216Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 23.4.0
Modes:

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.11.2
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

User Settings

languageServer: "Jedi"

terminal
• activateEnvironment: false

Installed Extensions

Extension Name	Extension Id	Version
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CMake	twxs.cmake	0.0.17
CMake Tools	ms-vscode.cmake-tools	1.19.52
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Docker	ms-azuretools.vscode-docker	1.29.3
G-Code	vscode-gcode.gcode	0.2.1
GitHub Repositories	GitHub.remotehub	0.64.0
GitLens — Git supercharged	eamodio.gitlens	16.1.1
isort	ms-python.isort	2023.10.1
JavaScript Debugger	ms-vscode.js-debug	1.96.0
JavaScript Debugger Companion Extension	ms-vscode.js-debug-companion	1.1.3
Jupyter	ms-toolsai.jupyter	2024.11.0
Jupyter Cell Tags	ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-cell-tags	0.1.9
Jupyter Keymap	ms-toolsai.jupyter-keymap	1.1.2
Jupyter Notebook Renderers	ms-toolsai.jupyter-renderers	1.0.21
Jupyter Slide Show	ms-toolsai.vscode-jupyter-slideshow	0.1.6
Live Preview	ms-vscode.live-server	0.4.15
Python	ms-python.python	2024.22.1
Python Debugger	ms-python.debugpy	2024.14.0
Python Test Explorer for Visual Studio Code	littlefoxteam.vscode-python-test-adapter	0.8.2
Remote Repositories	ms-vscode.remote-repositories	0.42.0
Shades of Purple	ahmadawais.shades-of-purple	7.3.2
Table Visualizer for JavaScript Profiles	ms-vscode.vscode-js-profile-table	1.0.10
Test Adapter Converter	ms-vscode.test-adapter-converter	0.2.1
Test Explorer UI	hbenl.vscode-test-explorer	2.22.1
vscode-chat-gpt	ikasann-self.vscode-chat-gpt	1.2.0

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M2 (8 x 2400)
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 skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	2, 2, 2
Memory (System)	16.00GB (0.04GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 3b1746c5-aa93-40dc-a9f4-944ccacba670
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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[lindsayfowler]

Workaround noted on stack overflow:

Turn off "Activate Python Environment in all Terminals created" setting in the Python extension configuration in VSCode.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/77410905/visual-studio-code-terminal-shows-multiple-conda-envs

It's a bug because why and how in the heavens can you have three environments selected at once?

[karthiknadig]

@lindsayfowler This can happen if VS Code was launched from an activated terminal. The logs for python should provide details on what it used to activate. I think for you scenario if you turn of this experiment, it should behave better:

    "python.experiments.optOutFrom": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"]

[lindsayfowler]

Right... and is this string entered in the Terminal or the Command Pallette?

[karthiknadig]

You would put that in settings, User settings.json.