Disable auto-installation of packages

[Whatever314]

The title is clear.

[karthiknadig]

We don't auto-install unless you choose the option to auto install. There is also a skip installation option entirely skip installing packages. Can you provide more details or the flow where this occurred?

[Whatever314]

We don't auto-install unless you choose the option to auto install. There is also a skip installation option entirely skip installing packages. Can you provide more details or the flow where this occurred?

how to open this view?

[karthiknadig]

@Whatever314 That comes from create environment Command and selecting venv. Can you provide the details on what was installed?

[Whatever314]

like this, happens when opening a workspace

[karthiknadig]

@Whatever314 Can you share the logs from Output > Python Environments

[Whatever314]

2025-04-16 23:22:46.225 [info] Starting Python Locator /home/$USER_NAME/.vscode-server/extensions/ms-python.vscode-python-envs-0.3.10991008-linux-x64/python-env-tools/bin/pet server
2025-04-16 23:22:46.225 [info] Using conda from persistent state: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:22:46.225 [info] Refreshing conda environments
2025-04-16 23:22:46.225 [info] uv 0.6.6

2025-04-16 23:22:46.335 [info] Refreshing Conda Environments
2025-04-16 23:22:46.335 [info] Refreshing conda environments
2025-04-16 23:22:46.478 [info] Discovered env: /home/$USER_NAME/.venv/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:22:46.478 [info] Discovered manager: (Conda) /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:22:46.478 [info] Discovered env: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:22:46.478 [info] Discovered env: /bin/python
2025-04-16 23:22:46.484 [info] Discovered env: /usr/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:22:46.484 [info] Discovered env: /bin/python3
2025-04-16 23:22:46.495 [info] Discovered env: /usr/bin/python3
2025-04-16 23:22:47.012 [info] Locator Conda took 181.431217ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.013 [info] Locator Homebrew took 498.371µs
2025-04-16 23:22:47.025 [info] Locator LinuxGlobal took 268.357268ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.030 [info] Locator PipEnv took 168.85µs
2025-04-16 23:22:47.030 [info] Locator Pixi took 158.23µs
2025-04-16 23:22:47.041 [info] Locator Poetry took 1.120371ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.042 [info] Locator PyEnv took 1.10477ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.046 [info] Locator Venv took 186.36µs
2025-04-16 23:22:47.046 [info] Locator VirtualEnv took 175.78µs
2025-04-16 23:22:47.048 [info] Locator VirtualEnvWrapper took 179.06µs
2025-04-16 23:22:47.068 [info] Locator GlobalVirtualEnvs took 76.390026ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.091 [info] Locator Locators took 269.865208ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.105 [info] Locator Path took 394.505588ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.105 [info] Locator Workspaces took 73.814815ms
2025-04-16 23:22:47.113 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:22:47.114 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:22:47.117 [info] Terminal is activated: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:22:47.396 [info] Python API: Changed environment from undefined to base (3.9.16) for: /home/$USER_NAME
2025-04-16 23:22:47.396 [info] Internal: Changed environment from undefined to base (3.9.16) for: /home/$USER_NAME
2025-04-16 23:22:47.409 [info] Telemetry: {"event":"RefreshPerformance","data":{"refreshPerformance":{"total":394,"breakdown":{"GlobalVirtualEnvs":76,"Locators":269,"Path":394,"Workspaces":73},"locators":{"Conda":181,"Homebrew":0,"LinuxGlobal":268,"PipEnv":0,"Pixi":0,"Poetry":1,"PyEnv":1,"Venv":0,"VirtualEnv":0,"VirtualEnvWrapper":0}}}}
2025-04-16 23:22:54.750 [error] Shell execution timed out: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda activate base
2025-04-16 23:22:54.750 [info] Terminal is activated: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:22:54.750 [error] Shell execution timed out: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda activate base
2025-04-16 23:22:54.750 [info] Terminal is activated: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:22:54.750 [error] Shell execution timed out: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda activate base
2025-04-16 23:22:54.750 [info] Terminal is activated: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:10.624 [info] Discovered env: /home/$USER_NAME/.venv/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.624 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.624 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:10.624 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:10.625 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:10.634 [info] Discovered env: /bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.634 [info] Discovered env: /usr/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Discovered env: /bin/python3
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Discovered env: /usr/bin/python3
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Conda took 150.276371ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Homebrew took 2.887221ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator LinuxGlobal took 243.255796ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator PipEnv took 116.64µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Pixi took 79.09µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Poetry took 3.228241ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator PyEnv took 1.25662ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Venv took 85.43µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator VirtualEnv took 107.69µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator VirtualEnvWrapper took 144.73µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator GlobalVirtualEnvs took 47.588482ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Locators took 244.700856ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Path took 339.705592ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.635 [info] Locator Workspaces took 42.59482ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.638 [info] Telemetry: {"event":"RefreshPerformance","data":{"refreshPerformance":{"total":339,"breakdown":{"GlobalVirtualEnvs":47,"Locators":244,"Path":339,"Workspaces":42},"locators":{"Conda":150,"Homebrew":2,"LinuxGlobal":243,"PipEnv":0,"Pixi":0,"Poetry":3,"PyEnv":1,"Venv":0,"VirtualEnv":0,"VirtualEnvWrapper":0}}}}
2025-04-16 23:23:10.638 [info] Discovered env: /home/$USER_NAME/.venv/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.641 [info] Locator GlobalVirtualEnvs took 860ns
2025-04-16 23:23:10.641 [info] Locator Locators took 720ns
2025-04-16 23:23:10.641 [info] Locator Path took 820ns
2025-04-16 23:23:10.641 [info] Locator Workspaces took 2.951102ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.641 [info] Found venv environment: .venv (3.11.9)
2025-04-16 23:23:10.660 [info] Telemetry: {"event":"RefreshPerformance","data":{"refreshPerformance":{"total":3,"breakdown":{"GlobalVirtualEnvs":0,"Locators":0,"Path":0,"Workspaces":2},"locators":{}}}}
2025-04-16 23:23:10.697 [info] Discovered env: /home/$USER_NAME/.venv/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.840 [info] Discovered manager: (Conda) /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:10.840 [info] Discovered env: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.840 [info] Discovered env: /bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.840 [info] Discovered env: /usr/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:10.876 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:10.903 [info] Discovered env: /bin/python3
2025-04-16 23:23:10.904 [info] Discovered env: /usr/bin/python3
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Conda took 155.599684ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Homebrew took 2.221361ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator LinuxGlobal took 233.046231ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator PipEnv took 112.17µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Pixi took 104.88µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Poetry took 709.27µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator PyEnv took 823.64µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Venv took 134.19µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator VirtualEnv took 427.11µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator VirtualEnvWrapper took 25.74µs
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator GlobalVirtualEnvs took 44.047261ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Locators took 235.759662ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Path took 310.175018ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Locator Workspaces took 40.704059ms
2025-04-16 23:23:10.962 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:10.963 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:10.966 [info] Telemetry: {"event":"RefreshPerformance","data":{"refreshPerformance":{"total":310,"breakdown":{"GlobalVirtualEnvs":44,"Locators":235,"Path":310,"Workspaces":40},"locators":{"Conda":155,"Homebrew":2,"LinuxGlobal":233,"PipEnv":0,"Pixi":0,"Poetry":0,"PyEnv":0,"Venv":0,"VirtualEnv":0,"VirtualEnvWrapper":0}}}}
2025-04-16 23:23:11.004 [info] Python API: Changed environment from base (3.9.16) to base (3.9.16) for: /home/$USER_NAME
2025-04-16 23:23:11.004 [info] Internal: Changed environment from base (3.9.16) to base (3.9.16) for: /home/$USER_NAME
2025-04-16 23:23:11.007 [info] Python API: Changed environment from undefined to base (3.9.16) for: global
2025-04-16 23:23:11.007 [info] Internal: Changed environment from undefined to base (3.9.16) for: global
2025-04-16 23:23:11.069 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:11.070 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:11.070 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:11.118 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:11.118 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:11.118 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:11.120 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:11.120 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:11.120 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:11.121 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:11.121 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:11.121 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:22.542 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:22.542 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:22.542 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:22.545 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:22.545 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:22.545 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:22.547 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:22.547 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:22.547 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:22.559 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:22.559 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:22.559 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:35.981 [error] Error installing packages Failed to run "conda install --prefix /opt/$SOME_PATH --yes python":

==> WARNING: A newer version of conda exists. <==
current version: 23.1.0
latest version: 25.3.1

Please update conda by running

$ conda update -n base -c https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge/linux-64 conda

Or to minimize the number of packages updated during conda update use

 conda install conda=25.3.1

EnvironmentNotWritableError: The current user does not have write permissions to the target environment.
environment location: /opt/$SOME_PATH
uid: 1019
gid: 1019

2025-04-16 23:23:35.992 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:35.992 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:35.992 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:35.993 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:35.993 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:35.993 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:35.994 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:35.994 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:35.994 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:35.995 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:35.995 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:35.995 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:38.193 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:38.193 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:38.193 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:38.193 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:38.441 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:43.835 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:43.835 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:43.835 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH
2025-04-16 23:23:43.836 [info] Resolved Python Environment /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/python
2025-04-16 23:23:43.837 [info] Using conda from cache: /opt/$SOME_PATH/bin/conda
2025-04-16 23:23:43.837 [info] Found base environment: /opt/$SOME_PATH

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i replaced the sensitive infos

@Whatever314 Can you share the logs from Output > Python Environments

[Whatever314]

"python-envs.defaultEnvManager": "ms-python.python:conda",
"python-envs.defaultPackageManager": "ms-python.python:conda"

above is the settings.

[karthiknadig]

@Whatever314 Does your environment have Python installed? this happens when we detect that the environment you have selected does not have python.

[Whatever314]

No🙃, maybe that is the problem. But could your extension provide a pop-up, some setting entrys, etc. so that we users could decide whether we allow the extension to DOWNLOAD things on our machine, before the downloading happens?👀

@Whatever314 Does your environment have Python installed? this happens when we detect that the environment you have selected does not have python.

[karthiknadig]

Yes, we are actually adding controls for this.

Tracking issue #136
Work in progress PR: #218