Feature Suggestion: Provides a way to sort interpreters properly

[ZhimingYe]

System details:

Positron and OS details:

Positron Version: 2025.02.0 (Universal) build 79
Code - OSS Version: 1.96.0
Commit: a268bc8
Date: 2025-01-21T02:44:54.581Z
Electron: 32.2.6
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.0.0

Describe the issue:

Currently, Positron offers a great interpreter selector. However, when you have many Python versions across many environments, it can become a chaotic mess. I’m not sure how Positron sorts the interpreters— it seems to be random. I often find myself spending a significant amount of time searching for the interpreter I need for the current analysis. A sorting feature would be helpful. Could consider to either add an option in the settings or provide a table (like variable window) in the interpreter selector. It could allow sorting by criteria such as date added, last used, alphabetical order (A to Z), or Python version (e.g., 3.8 to 3.12), etc.

Thank you for your efforts on Positron!

Steps to reproduce the issue:

Kapture.2025-02-04.at.23.30.37.mp4

[juliasilge]

I definitely have the same problem with that interpreter dropdown and we are doing some re-thinking of how to use that space. In the meantime, if you need to do more than stop/start/switch interpreters, I would recommend using either "Python: Select Interpreter" or "R: Select Interpreter" from the command palette for a way to see your interpreters in a less tiny space, search, etc:

We are tracking a revamp of the UI you are referencing in #6150, if you would like to 👍 or add details from your experience.