vscode-python: unittest "unhandled exception in thread" after running tests

From @dosentmatter on January 26, 2017 19:30

Environment data

VS Code version: 1.8.1 Python Extension version: 0.5.6 Python Version: 3.5.2 and 3.6.0 OS and version: macOS Sierra Version 10.12.3

Actual behavior

I am using the standard unit testing framework, unittest. After running my tests, whether they pass or not and whether I run a single test or multiple tests, I get “Unhandled exception in thread started by” after the OK or FAILED. There is nothing after the “by” it is started “by<blank>”. It does not seem like a big problem though since tests are still run.

Expected behavior

I should not get the “Unhandled exception in thread started by” message.

Steps to reproduce:

Create a project folder
Create a file called test_unit.py and put this in it:

import unittest

class TestUnit(unittest.TestCase):

    def test_unit(self):
        pass

run all or the single unittest with the settings.json below.
Test passes with OK but you get “Unhandled exception in thread started by”.

Settings

Your launch.json (if dealing with debugger issues):
none Your settings.json:

// Place your settings in this file to overwrite default and user settings.
{
    "python.unitTest.unittestEnabled": true,

    "python.unitTest.unittestArgs": [
        "-v",
        "-p",
        "test_unit*.py"
    ]
}

Logs

Output from Python output panel

test_unit (test_unit.TestUnit) ... ok

----------------------------------------------------------------------
Ran 1 test in 0.001s

OK
Unhandled exception in thread started by

Output from Console window (Help->Developer Tools menu) none

Copied from original issue: DonJayamanne/pythonVSCode#674

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 7 years ago
Comments: 20 (3 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

I’ve labeled this as a macOS issue since I can’t reproduce on Windows.

brettcannon on Apr 16, 2018

For my case of “Unhandled exception in thread started by” - seems to be happening when running in VSCode only for me?

test_sample.py:

import unittest
class SampleTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
    def setUp(self):
        print('TODO')
    def test_sync(self):
        print('TODO')

.vscode/settings.json:

{
    "python.unitTest.unittestArgs": [
        "-v",
        "-s",
        ".",
        "-p",
        "test_*.py"
    ],
    "python.unitTest.unittestEnabled": true
}

I get that error when running tests from VSCode but not when running this in commandline: python3 -m unittest discover -v -s . -p test_*.py

mkj28 on Apr 16, 2018

Same problem on Mac OS X 10.11.6 and VS Code 1.20.1 and Python Ext 2018.2.1

felipegmarques on Mar 14, 2018