"Select Interpreter" leads to flickering command prompt and repeating same command

[bamurtaugh]

Testing #19550

• rm my instance of Python that was shown through Python: Select Interpreter
• Reload VS Code
• Use run button to run a simple Python app, get expected case 1 error message
• Click button in case 1 notification to Select Interpreter
• The same command is presented many times, and Enter interpreter path is flickering

[bamurtaugh]

I see the same kind of repeating if I select Enter interpreter path...

[bamurtaugh]

If I select Python is not installed, please download..., nothing happens for ~10 seconds, but then the Microsoft store opens to install Python, and I get a flickering Select Interpreter entry in the status bar: #19576.

[karrtikr]

@bamurtaugh Thanks for testing it out. I'm able to reproduce the issue if I have an invalid interpreter selected but do no have Python installed. Can you try the following:

[karrtikr]

• Use Python: Clear Internal Extension cache to clear the storage.
• Reload Window.

and see if you're able to reproduce the issue.

[karrtikr]

Note to test the second case out: Case 2: Invalid Python selected. You need to have Python installed in the system, and then select an invalid interpreter.

[bamurtaugh]

Thanks for the guidance. I cleared the extension cache, reloaded the window, and tested case 1 again (no Python installed). I still get the repeating command prompt:

[karrtikr]

I see, then please use https://python.org/ to install a Python in the system, to test out case 2: #19574 (comment).

I reproduce the bug in a slightly different scenario, fixing which would hopefully solve the other issues as well. Appreciate the time you're spending on this.

[bamurtaugh]

I already tested cases 2 and 3 (using a dev container with Python installed), and they worked as expected. I'm only seeing this repeating and flickering behavior in case 1. Please let me know if I'm misunderstanding something.