fix: remove intrusive error notification for unresolvable Python paths (Fixes #1283)#1287
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Summary
Removes the intrusive
showErrorMessagenotification that appeared whenhandlePythonPathcouldn't resolve a path (e.g., non-Python executables likenodeorruby). This was confusing users who weren't actively selecting a Python interpreter.Changes
src/common/utils/pythonPath.ts: ReplacedshowErrorMessage+traceErrorwithtraceWarn— the unresolvable path is logged but no longer triggers a modal notificationsrc/features/envCommands.ts: Added user-facing error message when the interactive "Browse..." flow selects a path that can't be resolvedsrc/common/pickers/environments.ts: Added user-facing error message when a browsed path can't be resolved from the environment pickersrc/test/common/pythonPath.unit.test.ts: Added 12 unit tests coveringhandlePythonPath— resolution, fallback, deduplication, cancellation, progress reporting, priority sortingFixes #1283