Can't install 'ms-python.vscode-python-envs' extension because it is not compatible with the current version of Visual Studio Code (version 1.95.3).

[UnixellWRJ]

My ssh server system is using glibc 2.18 and not compatible with the latest vscode version, so I installed the older version: 1.95.3. However, I can't install python in the server, because it will report the problem:

Can't install 'ms-python.vscode-python-envs' extension because it is not compatible with the current version of Visual Studio Code (version 1.95.3).

It seems like the "Python Environments" extension can't be installed in the server, and I can't find older version of this extension that can be installed properly. Has anyone met similar problem, and how can I fix it?

[eleanorjboyd]

Hi! I will look into this- in the meantime you can revert to an older version of the python extension, and uninstall the environments extension and the python extension should handle all environment activation.

[UnixellWRJ]

I tried to install the Python extension: v2023.10.0, but the same error message still exist. I also tried to remove the vscode server in the ssh server system and reinstalled, but still couldn't fix this problem.

[teamwong111]

same problem

[eleanorjboyd]

looking back, the environments extension was in early development when it allowed for a vscode version 1.95 for compatibility. Even our version "version": "0.1.0-dev", requires vscode greater than or equal to 1.96.

Did this error arise because you are trying to use the enviornments extension explicitly or because it got auto-installed and is now throwing errors? If its the second, I can pivot my investigation to how we can make it so the envs ext wont auto-install if the engine version is too low.

[eleanorjboyd]

@karthiknadig I would think with installing an earlier python ext version (like v2023.10.0) that it would work since the build of the python extension there doesn't require the envs ext. Any idea why they are still seeing issues with this?

[karthiknadig]

This is very strange, The extension is not really dependency on python extension, so this seems really weird.

@eleanorjboyd See if Sandeep has any tips to get the right logs for this.

[eleanorjboyd]

cc @sandy081

[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!

[sandy081]

@UnixellWRJ Can you please share following log while you reproduce the issue

• F1 > Open View... > Server