Typing messes up terminal/venv activation

[j4k0xb]

Type: Bug

Behaviour

The source /tmp/test/venv/bin/activate command is appended to the current terminal input, which messes it up.
This often happens when typing shortly after launching a new terminal, or when the extension finishes loading at a later time (e.g. due to other extensions or when viewing a large file).

Steps to reproduce:

1. python3 -m venv venv
2. Select Interpreter for this venv
3. Open terminal with Ctrl+J and quickly type a letter

Output:

a%                                                                                                                                         
❯ asource /tmp/test/venv/bin/activate
zsh: command not found: asource

Peek.2024-12-12.01-15.mp4

Related issue: #23893

Diagnostic data

Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

2024-12-12 04:02:31.032 [info] Telemetry level is off
2024-12-12 04:02:31.032 [info] Experiments are disabled, only manually opted experiments are active.
2024-12-12 04:02:31.032 [warning] Dir "/tmp/test/.pixi/envs" is not watchable (directory does not exist)
2024-12-12 04:02:31.032 [info] Python interpreter path: ./venv/bin/python
2024-12-12 04:02:31.053 [info] Starting Environment refresh
2024-12-12 04:02:31.053 [info] Searching for interpreters in posix paths locator
2024-12-12 04:02:31.055 [info] Searching for pyenv environments
2024-12-12 04:02:31.055 [info] Searching for conda environments
2024-12-12 04:02:31.055 [info] Searching for global virtual environments
2024-12-12 04:02:31.055 [info] Searching for custom virtual environments
2024-12-12 04:02:31.084 [info] > pyenv which python
2024-12-12 04:02:31.084 [info] cwd: .
2024-12-12 04:02:31.086 [info] pyenv is not installed
2024-12-12 04:02:31.086 [info] Finished searching for pyenv environments: 32 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:31.086 [info] Finished searching for custom virtual envs: 31 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:31.108 [info] > conda info --json
2024-12-12 04:02:31.138 [info] > hatch env show --json
2024-12-12 04:02:31.138 [info] cwd: .
2024-12-12 04:02:31.150 [info] Finished searching for global virtual envs: 96 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:31.202 [info] Found: /bin/python --> /bin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:31.658 [info] Found: /bin/python3 --> /bin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:31.659 [info] Found: /bin/python3.12 --> /bin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:31.796 [info] > /bin/python -I ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/interpreterInfo.py
2024-12-12 04:02:31.815 [info] Found: /sbin/python --> /sbin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:31.816 [info] Found: /sbin/python3 --> /sbin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:31.817 [info] Found: /sbin/python3.12 --> /sbin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:31.859 [info] > ./venv/bin/python -I ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/interpreterInfo.py
2024-12-12 04:02:32.728 [info] Found: /usr/bin/python --> /usr/bin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:32.731 [info] Found: /usr/bin/python3 --> /usr/bin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:32.731 [info] Found: /usr/bin/python3.12 --> /usr/bin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:32.796 [info] Found: /usr/sbin/python --> /usr/sbin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:32.797 [info] Found: /usr/sbin/python3 --> /usr/sbin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:32.797 [info] Found: /usr/sbin/python3.12 --> /usr/sbin/python3.12
2024-12-12 04:02:32.840 [info] > /sbin/python -I ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/interpreterInfo.py
2024-12-12 04:02:32.879 [info] Finished searching for interpreters in posix paths locator: 1806 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:32.879 [info] > /usr/bin/python -I ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/interpreterInfo.py
2024-12-12 04:02:32.920 [info] > /usr/sbin/python -I ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode/extensions/ms-python.python-2024.22.0-linux-x64/python_files/interpreterInfo.py
2024-12-12 04:02:32.920 [info] Environments refresh paths discovered (event): 1869 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:32.920 [info] Environments refresh paths discovered: 1869 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:32.971 [info] Environments refresh finished (event): 1920 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:32.976 [info] Environment refresh took 1926 milliseconds
2024-12-12 04:02:33.462 [info] Starting Pylance language server.
2024-12-12 04:02:35.081 [info] Send text to terminal: source /tmp/test/venv/bin/activate

Extension version: 2024.22.0
VS Code version: Code 1.96.0 (138f619c86f1199955d53b4166bef66ef252935c, 2024-12-11T02:29:09.626Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.6.54-2-MANJARO
Modes:

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.12.6
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Pylance

User Settings

languageServer: "Pylance"

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[karthiknadig]

We can’t avoid running activation scripts in cases where VS Code is not launched from an activated environment. The best thing to do here is turn off activation and launch VS Code from an activated environment.

Here is how:

1. Navigate to your project from an external terminal
2. Activate your environment
3. run code .

This will star VS Code itself in an activated environment and there is no need for us to activate it later.

[j4k0xb]

I don't mind if it's running activation scripts, but is it possible that it won't interfere with the terminal input?

[karthiknadig]

The support for that requires "Shell Integration" feature to be on. With that it can work a little bit better, and hopefully we can do this better as the feature improves:

[j4k0xb]

Unfortunately it has the same behavior with shell integration enabled

[anthonykim1]

It looks like timeout https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/blob/main/src/client/common/terminal/service.ts#L100 is not "long enough" to wait for executeCommand.

If @j4k0xb check your Python output after setting your log level to "trace"
You will see something along the lines of "send text...source /tmp/test/venv/bin/activate..." instead of "executeCommand...source /tmp/test/venv/bin/activate..."

We may have to do improve to more frequently use executeCommand such as via caching shell integration state from previous session. Or figure out different way to completely wait for activate command before allowing user input in terminal.

Using pwsh 6 or 7 instead of the default windows pwsh provided by Microsoft can really help with executeCommand, shell integration related.

@j4k0xb I assume you will notice the duplicate commands wont really happen after the very first run in terminal. Is that correct?

[j4k0xb]

check your Python output after setting your log level to "trace"
You will see something along the lines of "send text...source /tmp/test/venv/bin/activate..." instead of "executeCommand...source /tmp/test/venv/bin/activate..."

yes

I assume you will notice the duplicate commands wont really happen after the very first run in terminal. Is that correct?

I only encountered this issue during the first activation in a terminal

[anthonykim1]

Thanks for the info
@j4k0xb Can you switch to using pwsh 6 or pwsh 7 instead of the windows powershell provided by default in your Windows OS and see if you can still repro the problem?