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Reporting a Bug

Eleanor Boyd edited this page Feb 12, 2026 · 1 revision

This page outlines how to file a bug on the Python Environments extension.

Choose your own 🐜 adventure!

  • VS Code on the desktop?
    • Does the Python Environments extension at least load?

Desktop

The extension loads

  1. Run the Help: Report Issue... command from the command palette
  2. select "A VS Code Extension" as the source then "Python Environments" as the extension
  3. Fill in the details of the bug.
  4. Click the green Create on GitHub button.
  5. Attach any screenshots or GIFs to help explain the bug you are experiencing.
  6. Submit the issue on GitHub.

Gathering Detailed Logs

  1. Run Developer: Set Log Level... from the Command Palette.
  2. Select Trace.
  3. Run Developer: Reload Window.
  4. Reproduce the problem.
  5. Open the Output panel (ViewOutput) and select Python Environments in the dropdown.
  6. Copy the output and attach it to the issue.

Tip: Logs can contain file paths or environment details. Please review/redact secrets before sharing.

After collecting logs, you can set the log level back to Info (or your preferred level).

Performance issue

Please attach a CPU profile of your running extensions to the issue after you create it.


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