warning about global env while venv was activated

[amunger]

Steps to reproduce:

1. activated local venv
2. pip install bokeh

🐛 warning about installing a package in a global environment

Diagnostic data

Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)

Extension version: 2025.11.2025071801
VS Code version: Code - OSS Dev 1.104.0 (Commit unknown, Date unknown)
OS version: Windows_NT arm64 10.0.26100
Modes:

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.13.5
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Unknown
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

User Settings

languageServer: "Pylance"

Installed Extensions

Extension Name	Extension Id	Version
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black-formatter	ms-	2025.2.0
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debugpy	ms-	2025.11.2025070101
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esbuild-problem-matchers	con	0.0.3
explorer	vit	1.26.4
extension-test-runner	ms-	0.0.12
js-debug	ms-	1.102.0
js-debug-companion	ms-	1.1.3
jupyter	ms-	2025.7.2025072101
jupyter-keymap	ms-	1.1.2
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prettier-vscode	esb	11.0.0
python	ms-	2025.11.2025071801
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remote-server	ms-	1.5.2
remote-ssh	ms-	0.120.0
remote-ssh-edit	ms-	0.87.0
remotehub	Git	0.65.2025072801
ruff	cha	2025.24.0
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vscode-python-envs	ms-	1.3.12131645
vscode-remote-extensionpack	ms-	0.26.0
web-editors	ms-	0.3.0

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Snapdragon(R) X 12-core X1E80100 @ 3.40 GHz (12 x 2976)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: unavailable_software
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.57GB (1.04GB free)
Process Argv	. --disable-extension=vscode.vscode-api-tests --disable-background-networking --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-backgrounding-occluded-windows --disable-breakpad --disable-client-side-phishing-detection --disable-default-apps --disable-dev-shm-usage --disable-renderer-backgrounding --disable-sync --metrics-recording-only --no-first-run --no-default-browser-check --user-data-dir=C:\Users\aaron\.vscode-oss-dev --inspect-brk=5875 --no-cached-data --crash-reporter-directory=D:\src\vscode/.profile-oss/crashes --disable-features=CalculateNativeWinOcclusion --disable-extension=vscode.vscode-api-tests --remote-debugging-port=9222
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

[amunger]

python.log

[anthonykim1]

@amunger Sorry I'm late, are you using environment extension?

[amunger]

It looks like I don't currently have ms-python.vscode-python-envs installed, but I do have "python.useEnvironmentsExtension": true set

[anthonykim1]

I believe we started bundling them as default, do you see difference in behavior when you set to "python.useEnvironmentsExtension": false?

[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!

[eleanorjboyd]

@amunger are you still experiencing this issue? If so can you attach the Python environments logs? Thanks