Python Virtual Env activates with two parenthesis

[jascomp]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

After the VSCode March 2024 Update I noticed that when I open a new Terminal with automatic Python environment activation it is showing the prompt with two sets of parenthesis:

((.venv) ) myuser@ubuntu23:~/src/myapp$

Where before it was:

(.venv) myuser@ubuntu23:~/src/myapp$

The above is also what I get when I activate the environment manually:

source .venv/bin/activate

I'm running the Terminal in VSCode through a remote SSH connection.

There's been no changes to the host box and my application seems to run without issues, but it's just odd.

I've tried removing the .vscode-server and .vscode directories on the remote host and letting VSCode recreate them.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Auto activate Python environment in remote SSH Terminal

VS Code version: Code 1.88.0 (5c3e652f63e798a5ac2f31ffd0d863669328dc4c, 2024-04-03T13:26:18.741Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 6.5.0-26-generic

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.11.6
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

User Settings

languageServer: "Pylance"

Installed Extensions

Extension Name	Extension Id	Version
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GitHub Copilot	GitHub.copilot	1.178.0
GitHub Copilot Chat	GitHub.copilot-chat	0.14.0
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System Info

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Memory (System)	63.69GB (40.98GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 464d6f4d-8cf9-4523-82f9-3fc9adea2ade
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Item	Value
Remote	SSH: local.linux.peaketl.com
OS	Linux x64 6.5.0-26-generic
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-7500T CPU @ 2.70GHz (4 x 3108)
Memory (System)	31.22GB (27.61GB free)
VM	0%

Extensions (19)

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[maxbobkov]

I have the same problem on Mac OS, when activate virtual environment and use command 'which python', terminal shows me path to global interpreter.

[starball5]

Related on Stack Overflow:

• ((env) ) on vscode when using virtual environment with python
• Why does VS Code Terminal have double parenthesys around the ((.venv) )?
• Automatic Python Environment activation in VSCode March 2024 Update now shows two sets of parenthesis

[blazerzar]

Same problem for me on Mac OS.

I have the same problem on Mac OS, when activate virtual environment and use command 'which python', terminal shows me path to global interpreter.

For me, which python works correctly, but I have noticed that deactivate command does not work. I get zsh: permission denied: deactivate error.

Downgrading the Python extension to v2024.2.1 fixed the problem.

[karthiknadig]

Duplicate of #23193

Fixed via #23201

[jascomp]

Confirm deactivate permission denied issue reported by @blazerzar

[karthiknadig]

@jascomp @blazerzar Deactivate permission error tracking issue #23195

[psonis-certh]

Pre-release version (v2024.5.11002139) fixed the double parenthesis issue for me.