Python interpreter Not Found

[legacy01]

Type: Performance Issue

I have python 3.13.6 installed on my machine but I am unable to select the interpreter whem trying to set up my environment

Extension version: 1.2.0
VS Code version: Code 1.103.0 (e3550cfac4b63ca4eafca7b601f0d2885817fd1f, 2025-08-06T21:40:10.271Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU M 640 @ 2.80GHz (4 x 2793)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: unavailable_off raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: unavailable_off vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	7.99GB (1.38GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 48341d44-1cf6-448d-a3a9-46245f101fd5
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Process Info

CPU %	Mem MB	   PID	Process
    2	   129	 15848	code
    0	   113	   984	pty-host
    0	     7	  7556	     conpty-agent
    0	     7	 10404	     conpty-agent
    0	    74	 16028	     C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command "try { . \"c:\Users\NIGHTSABAR\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
    0	    73	 16300	     C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command "try { . \"c:\Users\NIGHTSABAR\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
    0	   279	  3508	window [1] (GuessNumbers.py - Python Development - Visual Studio Code)
    0	   101	  6820	file-watcher [1]
    0	    47	  8904	   utility-network-service
    0	    77	  9416	   gpu-process
    0	   146	 10020	shared-process
    0	   264	 12444	extension-host [1]
    0	   103	  9536	     electron-nodejs (server.js )
    0	    97	 10460	     "C:\Users\NIGHTSABAR\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe" "c:\Users\NIGHTSABAR\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\extensions\json-language-features\server\dist\node\jsonServerMain" --node-ipc --clientProcessId=12444
    0	    31	 14344	   crashpad-handler

Workspace Info

|  Window (GuessNumbers.py - Python Development - Visual Studio Code)
|    Folder (Python Development): 5 files
|      File types: py(2) json(1) ipynb(1)
|      Conf files: settings.json(1);

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[eleanorjboyd]

Hi! Thanks for the issue report. Can you try running Python: Run Python Environment Tool (PET) in Terminal...
from the command palette. It should spit out a ton of logs and if you can search for the environment you want and let me know if it is there that would be super helpful in helping me debug. Thanks

[github-actions]

Because we have not heard back with the information we requested, we are closing this issue for now. If you are able to provide the info later on, then we will be happy to re-open this issue to pick up where we left off.

Happy Coding!