IPython install failed for new conda environment

[amunger]

Testing #11755

I created a new conda environment with the Python: Create Environment command
When ran a cell in the IW, I was prompted to install IPython and clicked install
The cell fails, but the install seemed to actually work, subsequent cell executions are successful

The cell failed to execute with the error

Running cells with 'c:\src\test\5.conda\python.exe' requires ipykernel package.
Run the following command to install 'ipykernel' into the Python environment.
Command: 'conda install -p c:\src\test\5.conda\python.exe ipykernel --update-deps --force-reinstall'

Error popup:

Error processing line 7 of C:\Users\aamunger\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\pywin32.pth: Traceback (most recent call last): File "c:\src\test\5.conda\lib\site.py", line 186, in addpackage exec(line) File "", line 1, in ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pywin32_bootstrap' Remainder of file ignored c:\src\test\5.conda\python.exe: No module named ipykernel_launcher. View Jupyter log for further details.

[amunger]

While trying to repro this again, I can no longer get a cell to run at all in a conda environment, mostly failing with

Error processing line 7 of C:\Users\aamunger\AppData\Roaming\Python\Python310\site-packages\pywin32.pth:

  Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "c:\src\test\4\.conda\lib\site.py", line 186, in addpackage
      exec(line)
    File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
  ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'pywin32_bootstrap'

Remainder of file ignored
c:\src\test\4\.conda\python.exe: No module named ipykernel_launcher. 
View Jupyter [log](command:jupyter.viewOutput) for further details.

[DonJayamanne]

looks like the conda env isn't detected as a conda environment
@amunger
please could you provide the debug logs

[amunger]

fresh workspace, new conda environment, repro'd with 3.7 and 3.10
jupyterlogs.txt
pythonLogs.txt

[amunger]

maybe there's a hidden dependency on having conda in my path? I'm seeing quite a few logs in python that seem to be erroring on conda not being a valid command

[DonJayamanne]

maybe there's a hidden dependency on having conda in my path? I'm seeing quite a few logs in python that seem to be erroring on conda not being a valid command

@IanMatthewHuff @amunger

Please could you install the stable version of Jupyter and test this out again & verify this works there.
I.e. I'd like to verify this is a bug in the new pre-release verison.

I can get this working in pre-release of Jupyter extension, thouh I'm not using Python: Create Environment as that fails for me.

@IanMatthewHuff @amunger
Please create the environment without the Python extension, I believe I've found the bug, and for now try creating the environment without their (python extension) VS Code UI.

[amunger]

It looks like it behaves the same with stable jupyter and with externally created environments.

There is some flakiness involved - I saw an install work once on the first try, sometimes it works after failing once, sometimes it never works.

[DonJayamanne]

Upstream bug filed here microsoft/vscode-python#20070

@amunger try the following:

• Create a new conda envionment using the terminal using the CLI conda create -n <name> python=3.8
• Install pre-release of Python and Jupyter extension
• Re-load VS Code and wait for this to get discovered in the kernel picker
• Try running a cell and veriy ipykernel gets installed.

This should work, if not, please upload the logs for both extensions

[DonJayamanne]

Two bugs that cause issues here:

• Upstream Environment name returned for Conda environments that do not have a name but only have a Path vscode-python#20069
• Upstream .resolveEnvironment returns incorrect information for the same envionment Id vscode-python#20070

[IanMatthewHuff]

Yeah, I have issues with an externally created conda env in Stable as well, so not a Python API regression. However it is a regression from some X amount of time, as this used to work. Just not sure when it broke.

[DonJayamanne]

I'm looking into this now.
Looks like we have 2 issues, it doesn't work in stable and doesn't work in pre-release.
With pre-release it will not workk because of some upstream issues.
@amunger @IanMatthewHuff

• Please could you upload the logs for pre-release jupyter with stable Python
  • Does this work here?
• Please could you upload the logs for stable jupyter with stable Python
  • Does this work here?

Thanks

[amunger]

so today, all scenarios I tested with pre-release and stable will give an error in the cell output as if the IPython package installation failed, but running the cell again will succeed. It's very possible that I didn't attempt to rerun a cell when trying this yesterday.

These were all done with clean conda environments that were created externally from vscode.

jupyterLogs_bothprelease.txt
jupyterLogs_prereleasePython_stableJupyter_failsuccess.txt
jupyterLogs_stablePython_prereleaseJupyter_failsuccess.txt
pythonLogs_prereleasePython_stableJupyter_failsuccess.txt
pythonLogs_stablePython_prereleaseJupyter_failsuccess.txt

[amunger]

Just confirmed that a conda env created with Python: create Environment still fails repeatedly

[DonJayamanne]

Just confirmed that a conda env created with Python: create Environment still fails repeatedly

Yes, this is due to an upstream bug in Python extesnion, see here #11781 (comment)

[rebornix]

Both bugs leading to this bug were fixed in upstream, closing this issue for verifcation.

[DonJayamanne]

Verified as working (upstream Python extension issue has been resolved)