[Python Environments] "venv"

[22bba015]

Type: Feature Request

i did not get my venv throught create python environment

Environment Information

Extension Version: 1.20.1
Python Extension Version: 2026.2.0

Registered Environment Managers (2):
  - ms-python.python:system (Global)
  - ms-python.python:venv (venv)

Total Available Environments: 3
Environment Details:
  1. Python 3.14 (64-bit) (3.14.3) - C:\Users\tls\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python314\python.exe
  2. Python 3.13 (3.13.12.final.0) - C:\Users\tls\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\python3.13.exe
  3. Python 3.13 (64-bit) (3.13.12) - C:\Users\tls\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python313\python.exe

Python Projects (1):
  1. c:\Users\tls\python master
     Environment: Python 3.14 (64-bit)

Extension Settings:
  Default Environment Manager: ms-python.python:venv
  Default Package Manager: ms-python.python:pip
Auto-activation is "command". Activation based on first 'py-env.terminal.autoActivationType' setting which is 'command' and 'python.terminal.activateEnvironment' if the first is undefined which is 'true'.

VS Code version: Code 1.109.5 (072586267e68ece9a47aa43f8c108e0dcbf44622, 2026-02-19T19:43:32.382Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:

[HUMANCODERMJ]

22bba015 I created the virtual environment with python3 -m venv .venv command, and I was facing the same issue as you mentioned, so I went into the json and made the python.venvFolders list object empty, then vscode was able to read the virtual environment.

[StellaHuang95]

22bba015 Manas Jha (@HUMANCODERMJ) Thanks for reporting the issue. Could you please try the following things and provide some additional info to help us diagnose?

1. Please update Python Environments to the latest stable release and retry in a small, clean workspace.
2. Which exact command and options did you use? Is it Python: Create Environment, the Environment Managers view, Quick Create, or Custom Create?
3. Did any notification/error appeared? After the failure, do .venv\pyvenv.cfg and .venv\Scripts\python.exe exist? Also check for .venv-1, since the extension creates that name when .venv already exists.
4. Please provide the complete Output → Python Environments log from window reload through creation and refresh. Thanks.

[eleanorjboyd]

🤖 Thanks for the report. To determine whether environment creation failed or the created environment was not discovered, please retry with the latest stable Python Environments release in a small, clean workspace and provide:

• the exact command and options used (Python: Create Environment, Quick Create, Custom Create, or the Environment Managers view);
• the environment manager and shell, plus the current python.venvFolders value;
• any notification or error, and whether .venv\pyvenv.cfg, .venv\Scripts\python.exe, or a .venv-1 directory exists afterward; and
• the complete trace-level log from the Python Environments output channel, starting with a window reload and continuing through creation and refresh.

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