Visual Studio Code debug python file stopped working

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Visual Studio Code debug Python file stopped working I have been using visual studio code for years, and for no apparent reason debug stopped working. It worked yesterday, but not today. Here is what I do:

  1. Double click a simple "Hello World" .py file. It opens with visual studio code
  2. Press arrow on the left side for run and debug
  3. Select “Python File”. Nothing happens enter image description here
  4. Similarly, if I select the pulldown menu on the right and “debug Python file” nothing happens enter image description here
  5. But if I select the pulldown menu on the right and “run Python file”, the program runs: a terminal opens, and hello world is printed. enter image description here enter image description here

How do I get debug to work (again)?

I tried reboot and reinstall.
Below is the version I am using Version: 1.64.0 (user setup) Commit: 5554b12acf27056905806867f251c859323ff7e9 Date: 2022-02-03T04:22:20.678Z Electron: 13.5.2 Chromium: 91.0.4472.164 Node.js: 14.16.0 V8: 9.1.269.39-electron.0 OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19043

I am running on Window 10

2 Answers

I uninstalled VSCODE, removed user .vscode directory, and then reinstalled

Start Anaconda Prompt and then type:

conda update --all

Python debugging will work after update to conda version > 4.9

Another option is to install previous version of python extension for VSC 2021.12 Both solutions does not requires reinstallation of VSC.

You can read more about this issue on:https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/issues/18436

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