vscode-python: Conda activate is failing when conda is in '/usr/bin/' folder

Environment data

VS Code version: 1.43.2
Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): 2020.3.71113
OS and version: Fedora 31
Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.7.7
Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | …): conda
Relevant/affected Python packages and their versions: n/a

Workspace Settings

{
    "python.pythonPath": "/home/julian/.conda/envs/pdi-practica2020/bin/python"
}

Actual behavior

Starting a Jupyter Notebook server fails with error:

Activating Python 3.7.7 64-bit ('pdi-practica2020': conda) to run Jupyter failed with Error: Command failed: . /usr/bin/activate pdi-practica2020 && echo 'e8b39361-0157-4923-80e1-22d70d46dee6' && python /home/julian/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2020.3.71113/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py bash: /usr/bin/activate: No such file or directory .

Expected behavior

The extension should use plain conda activate to activate the conda environment, as the extension does (I think?) when opening a terminal.

Steps to reproduce:

Install conda using the package manager: sudo dnf install conda
Create an environment that includes Jupyter: conda create --name vscode-test notebook
Open a folder with VSCode.
Use the “Select Interpreter” command to activate the vscode-test environment.
Use the “Create New Blank Jupyter Notebook” command.
Add code to the first cell (for example import sys) and run it.

Notes

May be related to #2315 and #7671 and the way they were solved.

About this issue

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State: closed
Created 4 years ago
Reactions: 2
Comments: 21 (1 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

Hi recently I also encounter_ similar problem, then I find that in the latest python-extension(v2021.1.502429) comes with setting that you can manually specify the root of the conda path:

After assigning the conda path I can launch the jupyter-notebook normally

chadHGY on Feb 5, 2021

I’m having a similar issue.

I am using VS code on WSL and have installed Miniconda. I have created an environment inside a project directory, and VS Code correctly locates that environment which I can select from the interpreters list.

When I go to open an integrated terminal however, I get:

ben@Firefly:~/Projects/myproj$ source activate /home/ben/Projects/myproj/env
bash: activate: No such file or directory

For some reason source is being called in place of conda.

Benzyme93 on Dec 19, 2020

#11039 should solve this issue. The fix should already be out if you want to try it:

Use pre-release:
Add "python.experiments.optInto": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"] to User settings and reload window.
Make sure to not be using a multiroot workspace

karrtikr on May 3, 2023

I’m having a very similar issue:

Command failed: . /usr/bin/activate env && echo ... bash: /usr/bin/activate: No such file or directory

My conda is in ‘/usr/bin/conda’

~~Any suggested solution?~~

I was able to locate the activate file using find . -name activate and copy it to my working directory… this solved the issue for me 😃

rgranit on Oct 20, 2020