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warning about global env while venv was activated #763
Description
Steps to reproduce:
- activated local venv
- pip install bokeh
🐛 warning about installing a package in a global environment
Diagnostic data
Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)
Extension version: 2025.11.2025071801
VS Code version: Code - OSS Dev 1.104.0 (Commit unknown, Date unknown)
OS version: Windows_NT arm64 10.0.26100
Modes:
- Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.13.5
- Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Unknown
- Value of the
python.languageServersetting: Default
User Settings
languageServer: "Pylance"
Installed Extensions
| Extension Name | Extension Id | Version |
|---|---|---|
| azure-repos | ms- | 0.41.2025072801 |
| black-formatter | ms- | 2025.2.0 |
| copilot | Git | 1.352.1715 |
| copilot-chat | Git | 0.30.2025080201 |
| debug-value-editor | ms- | 0.2.2 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.11.2025070101 |
| EditorConfig | Edi | 0.17.4 |
| esbuild-problem-matchers | con | 0.0.3 |
| explorer | vit | 1.26.4 |
| extension-test-runner | ms- | 0.0.12 |
| js-debug | ms- | 1.102.0 |
| js-debug-companion | ms- | 1.1.3 |
| jupyter | ms- | 2025.7.2025072101 |
| jupyter-keymap | ms- | 1.1.2 |
| jupyter-renderers | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| prettier-vscode | esb | 11.0.0 |
| python | ms- | 2025.11.2025071801 |
| remote-containers | ms- | 0.422.1 |
| remote-explorer | ms- | 0.5.0 |
| remote-repositories | ms- | 0.43.2025072801 |
| remote-server | ms- | 1.5.2 |
| remote-ssh | ms- | 0.120.0 |
| remote-ssh-edit | ms- | 0.87.0 |
| remotehub | Git | 0.65.2025072801 |
| ruff | cha | 2025.24.0 |
| ts-file-path-support | ms- | 1.0.0 |
| vscode-eslint | dba | 3.0.10 |
| vscode-github-issue-notebooks | ms- | 0.0.133 |
| vscode-js-profile-table | ms- | 1.0.10 |
| vscode-jupyter-cell-tags | ms- | 0.1.9 |
| vscode-jupyter-slideshow | ms- | 0.1.6 |
| vscode-pylance | ms- | 2025.6.106 |
| vscode-python-envs | ms- | 1.3.12131645 |
| vscode-remote-extensionpack | ms- | 0.26.0 |
| web-editors | ms- | 0.3.0 |
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Snapdragon(R) X 12-core X1E80100 @ 3.40 GHz (12 x 2976) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: unavailable_software |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 31.57GB (1.04GB free) |
| Process Argv | . --disable-extension=vscode.vscode-api-tests --disable-background-networking --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows --disable-breakpad --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --disable-default-apps --disable-dev-shm-usage --disable-renderer-backgrounding --disable-sync --metrics-recording-only --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check --user-data-dir=C:\Users\aaron\.vscode-oss-dev --inspect-brk=5875 --no-cached-data --crash-reporter-directory=D:\src\vscode/.profile-oss/crashes --disable-features=CalculateNativeWinOcclusion --disable-extension=vscode.vscode-api-tests --remote-debugging-port=9222 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Activity
amunger commentedon Aug 4, 2025
python.log
anthonykim1 commentedon Aug 25, 2025
Aaron Munger (@amunger) Sorry I'm late, are you using environment extension?
amunger commentedon Aug 25, 2025
It looks like I don't currently have ms-python.vscode-python-envs installed, but I do have
"python.useEnvironmentsExtension": truesetanthonykim1 commentedon Aug 26, 2025
I believe we started bundling them as default, do you see difference in behavior when you set to
"python.useEnvironmentsExtension": false?github-actions commentedon Sep 9, 2025
Because we have not heard back with the information we requested, we are closing this issue for now. If you are able to provide the info later on, then we will be happy to re-open this issue to pick up where we left off.
Happy Coding!
eleanorjboyd commentedon Sep 9, 2025
Aaron Munger (@amunger) are you still experiencing this issue? If so can you attach the Python environments logs? Thanks
amunger commentedon Sep 9, 2025
did not see the warning when trying just now
amunger commentedon Apr 22, 2026
log.txt
just hit this again
edvilme commentedon Oct 13, 2026
Hii, can you please confirm if the issue is still occuring?
Since the last response, we've changed the way we listen to package changes from listening to terminal input (such as
pip install <package>to actually monitoring the selected environment's site-packages for changes. Plus, we are implementing #1842 to prompt users for installing the package globally or on a local environment.I tried reproducing on my end and did not get a warning. Can you please confirm that is the case? Thanks :)
amunger commentedon Oct 16, 2026
latest version of vscode, used
python: create environment, quick create to create a new venv.opened powershell, venv was auto-activated, ran
pip install bokehstill got the warning.