Cannot select venv environment

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Environment data

Windows

Version: 1.133.0 (user setup)
Commit: a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960
Date: 2026-08-11T22:14:08Z
Electron: 42.8.0
ElectronBuildId: 14845705
Chromium: 148.0.7778.280
Node.js: 24.18.0
V8: 14.8.178.38-electron.0
@github/copilot: 1.0.79-6
@github/copilot-sdk: 1.0.9
OS: a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960

• Python Environments extension version: 1.36.0
• Python extension (ms-python.python) version: 1.36.0
• VS Code version (Help → About): 1.1.33.0
• OS and version: Windows 11
• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.13
• Environment manager in use (venv / conda / pyenv / poetry / pipenv / system / uv / other): venv
• Shell (bash / zsh / fish / pwsh / cmd / other): cmd
• Remote / container scenario (none / WSL / SSH Remote / Dev Container / Codespaces): none
• Workspace type (single folder / multi-root / mono-repo): single folder
• Is this a regression? If yes, last known working extension version: unknown

Repro Steps

Try to select a venv environment outside of the workspace folder.

Expected behavior

The Python interpreter is selected

Actual behavior

Error message:

Selected file is not a valid Python interpreter: c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe

And it's falling back to the global Python installation instead.

Logs

Tried this several time, starting 09:49 is with trace level.

2026-08-18 09:51:37.254 [debug] Checking venv (ms-python.python:venv) for c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.255 [debug] Environment search directories: 2 paths
2026-08-18 09:51:37.255 [debug] [pet] configure: No changes detected, skipping configuration update.
2026-08-18 09:51:37.287 [error] [pet] �[2m 784.057678400s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet_python_utils::env�[0m�[2m:�[0m Python Execution for "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" produced an output "" without a separator
�[2m 784.057767700s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet::jsonrpc�[0m�[2m:�[0m Failed to resolve env "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe", returning discovered env PythonEnvironment { display_name: None, name: None, executable: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"), kind: Some(Venv), version: None, prefix: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv"), manager: None, project: None, arch: None, symlinks: Some(["c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"]), error: None }

2026-08-18 09:51:37.288 [info] Resolved Python Environment c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.288 [debug] Failed to resolve venv env "c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe": Error: Invalid python info: {"arch":null,"displayName":null,"error":null,"executable":"c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe","kind":"Venv","manager":null,"name":null,"prefix":"c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv","project":null,"symlinks":["c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"],"version":null}
2026-08-18 09:51:37.290 [debug] Environment search directories: 2 paths
2026-08-18 09:51:37.290 [debug] [pet] configure: No changes detected, skipping configuration update.
2026-08-18 09:51:37.322 [error] [pet] �[2m 784.092843600s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet_python_utils::env�[0m�[2m:�[0m Python Execution for "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" produced an output "" without a separator
�[2m 784.092869400s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet::jsonrpc�[0m�[2m:�[0m Failed to resolve env "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe", returning discovered env PythonEnvironment { display_name: None, name: None, executable: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"), kind: Some(Venv), version: None, prefix: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv"), manager: None, project: None, arch: None, symlinks: Some(["c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"]), error: None }

2026-08-18 09:51:37.323 [info] Resolved Python Environment c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.325 [debug] Manager venv (ms-python.python:venv) cannot handle c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.325 [debug] Checking PyEnv (ms-python.python:pyenv) for c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.325 [debug] Environment search directories: 2 paths
2026-08-18 09:51:37.325 [debug] [pet] configure: No changes detected, skipping configuration update.
2026-08-18 09:51:37.358 [error] [pet] �[2m 784.128602000s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet_python_utils::env�[0m�[2m:�[0m Python Execution for "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" produced an output "" without a separator
�[2m 784.128635200s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet::jsonrpc�[0m�[2m:�[0m Failed to resolve env "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe", returning discovered env PythonEnvironment { display_name: None, name: None, executable: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"), kind: Some(Venv), version: None, prefix: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv"), manager: None, project: None, arch: None, symlinks: Some(["c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"]), error: None }

2026-08-18 09:51:37.358 [info] Resolved Python Environment c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.359 [debug] Checking Pipenv (ms-python.python:pipenv) for c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.360 [debug] Environment search directories: 2 paths
2026-08-18 09:51:37.361 [debug] [pet] configure: No changes detected, skipping configuration update.
2026-08-18 09:51:37.423 [error] [pet] �[2m 784.193347300s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet_python_utils::env�[0m�[2m:�[0m Python Execution for "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" produced an output "" without a separator
�[2m 784.193374500s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet::jsonrpc�[0m�[2m:�[0m Failed to resolve env "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe", returning discovered env PythonEnvironment { display_name: None, name: None, executable: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"), kind: Some(Venv), version: None, prefix: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv"), manager: None, project: None, arch: None, symlinks: Some(["c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"]), error: None }

2026-08-18 09:51:37.427 [info] Resolved Python Environment c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.428 [debug] Checking Poetry (ms-python.python:poetry) for c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.429 [debug] Environment search directories: 2 paths
2026-08-18 09:51:37.429 [debug] [pet] configure: No changes detected, skipping configuration update.
2026-08-18 09:51:37.461 [error] [pet] �[2m 784.232215300s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet_python_utils::env�[0m�[2m:�[0m Python Execution for "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" produced an output "" without a separator
�[2m 784.232244000s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet::jsonrpc�[0m�[2m:�[0m Failed to resolve env "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe", returning discovered env PythonEnvironment { display_name: None, name: None, executable: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"), kind: Some(Venv), version: None, prefix: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv"), manager: None, project: None, arch: None, symlinks: Some(["c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"]), error: None }

2026-08-18 09:51:37.462 [info] Resolved Python Environment c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.463 [debug] Checking Global (ms-python.python:system) for c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.464 [debug] Environment search directories: 2 paths
2026-08-18 09:51:37.464 [debug] [pet] configure: No changes detected, skipping configuration update.
2026-08-18 09:51:37.495 [error] [pet] �[2m 784.266021000s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet_python_utils::env�[0m�[2m:�[0m Python Execution for "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe" produced an output "" without a separator
�[2m 784.266048100s�[0m �[31mERROR�[0m �[2mpet::jsonrpc�[0m�[2m:�[0m Failed to resolve env "c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe", returning discovered env PythonEnvironment { display_name: None, name: None, executable: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"), kind: Some(Venv), version: None, prefix: Some("c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv"), manager: None, project: None, arch: None, symlinks: Some(["c:\\svn\\modules\\reporting\\trunk\\lrs_lra\\venv\\Scripts\\python.exe"]), error: None }

2026-08-18 09:51:37.496 [info] Resolved Python Environment c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe
2026-08-18 09:51:37.497 [warning] Unable to handle c:\svn\modules\reporting\trunk\lrs_lra\venv\Scripts\python.exe