@mecrayavcin Try adding this to your user settings, then re-load VS Code.

"python.experiments.optOutFrom": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"]

I have similar symptoms. The thing I was looking into is that with the Python extension enabled, my terminals all start in AppData instead of the workspace. If I disable Python, they start in the workspace. I also see terminals requesting to restart to activate Python (and if I tell them to, it doesn't work).

I added the user setting above and it solves this problem.

@mecrayavcin Try adding this to your user settings, then re-load VS Code.

"python.experiments.optOutFrom": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"]

I am only using one venv and I have a similar error message on every vscode startup. I tried the above solution, but it didn't work.
It's already activated, but Python still wants to relaunch the terminal?

Version: 1.97.2 (user setup)
Commit: e54c774e0add60467559eb0d1e229c6452cf8447
Date: 2025-02-12T23:20:35.343Z
Electron: 32.2.7
ElectronBuildId: 10982180
Chromium: 128.0.6613.186
Node.js: 20.18.1
V8: 12.8.374.38-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100

"python.experiments.optOutFrom": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"]

This does not worked for me!

• When i add this code to Vscode, if i change the environment, there is no pwsh terminal icon error but environment does not change automatically in the same terminal!
• Also, if add this code, if i change environment, an external cmd popup runs and disappears.

Here is my config

{
    "editor.wordWrap": "on",
    "editor.minimap.enabled": false,
    "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active",
    "editor.cursorBlinking": "expand",
    "git.autofetch": true,
    "emmet.includeLanguages": {
        "django-html": "html"
    },
    "interactiveWindow.executeWithShiftEnter": true,
    "[python]": {
        "editor.formatOnSave": true,
        "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
        "source.fixAll": "explicit",
        "source.organizeImports": "explicit"
        },
        "editor.defaultFormatter": "charliermarsh.ruff"
    },
    "notebook.defaultFormatter": "charliermarsh.ruff",
    "notebook.formatOnSave.enabled": true,
    "notebook.formatOnCellExecution": true,
    "notebook.codeActionsOnSave": {
        "notebook.source.fixAll": "explicit",
        "notebook.source.organizeImports": "explicit"
    },
    "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "FiraCode Nerd Font, monospace",
    "editor.fontFamily": "FiraCode Nerd Font, monospace",
    "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.windows": "PowerShell",
    "terminal.integrated.focusAfterRun": "terminal",    
    "codeium.enableConfig": {
        "*": true,
        "plaintext": true
    },
    "workbench.colorTheme": "Ayu Mirage Bordered",
    "workbench.iconTheme": "ayu"
}

@mecrayavcin Do you have both of these settings on:

and what you shared above is that User settings? Please make sure you have both of the above settings ticked and then add this

"python.experiments.optOutFrom": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"]

to your User settings.

"python.experiments.optOutFrom": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"]

Not worked!

Here is what i tried:

• I tried both conda config --set auto_activate_base false and true

• Python terminal activate environment is true by default in VScode. Also even added
  "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true

• "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
  "python.experiments.optOutFrom": ["pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"]

Not worked for me.

Try running Python: Clear cache and reload and see if it addressed it.

Before you do anything please try with 2025.3.2025032001 pre-release version of the Python extension. We did a fix specifically with the re-launch terminal.

#24822 (comment)
#24822 (comment)

Thanks @karthiknadig!

I fixed this in one of my workspaces a while back.
Couldn't figure out why I still had the issue in others until re-reading your comments

Solution

1. Configure at either user or workspace level

settings.json (User)

{
    "python.experiments.optOutFrom": [
        "pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"
    ],
    "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
    "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true
}

*.code-workspace (Workspace)

{
    "folders": [
        {
            "path": "."
        }
    ],
    "settings": {
        "python.experiments.optOutFrom": [
            "pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation"
        ],
        "python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
        "python.terminal.activateEnvironment": true
    }
}

2. Clear Cache

Ctrl+Shift+P -> Python: Clear Cache and Reload Window

3. Restart VSCode

Opening the terminal now works as expected 🎉

Hey @karthiknadig, this issue might need further attention.

@mecrayavcin, you can help us out by closing this issue if the problem no longer exists, or adding more information.