Terminal indicates `(base)` is activated when other env is selected

[karrtikr]

WORKAROUND

Run command stated in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python/wiki/Activate-Environments-in-Terminal-Using-Environment-Variables#limitations

ISSUE

Testing #20884

Hi,

I am testing your test-plan item. Running the script shows indeed that I was using the conda environment I created however inside of the terminal in the parentheses it was still written (base) inside of ('testmarch':conda) or (testmarch) as I would have expected. I was using the inbuilt terminal inside of VS Code, I am on macOS 13.2.1, the output under the python category is in the output view is as follows. Perhaps I have configured incorrectly the test?

Experiment 'pythonTerminalEnvVarActivation' is active
Experiment 'pythonPromptNewToolsExt' is active
> conda info --json
Python interpreter path: /usr/bin/python3
> ~/.conda/bin/conda info --json
> ~/miniconda3/bin/conda info --json
> /usr/bin/python3 -I ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/interpreterInfo.py
> /usr/local/bin/python3 -I ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/interpreterInfo.py
> ~/miniconda3/bin/python -I ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/interpreterInfo.py
> ~/miniconda3/envs/testmarch/bin/python -I ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/interpreterInfo.py
Starting Pylance language server.
Python interpreter path: ~/miniconda3/envs/testmarch/bin/python
> conda info --json
shell: zsh
> ~/miniconda3/bin/conda run -n testmarch --no-capture-output python ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py
shell: bash
> ~/.conda/bin/conda info --json
shell: zsh
> ~/miniconda3/bin/conda info --json
shell: zsh
> ~/miniconda3/bin/conda run -n testmarch --no-capture-output python ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/get_output_via_markers.py ~/.vscode-insiders/extensions/ms-python.python-2023.5.10791707/pythonFiles/printEnvVariables.py
shell: zsh
Send text to terminal: /Users/aiday/miniconda3/envs/testmarch/bin/python /Users/aiday/Desktop/TestingFiles/python/script.py
Send text to terminal: /Users/aiday/miniconda3/envs/testmarch/bin/python /Users/aiday/Desktop/TestingFiles/python/script.py

Originally posted by @aiday-mar in #20827 (comment)

[karrtikr]

Hey @aiday-mar , I created a separate issue to investigate. Can you check if the .bashrc file activates the base environment anywhere in it? It would be great if you can send me the .bashrc itself.

[bhavyaus]

On Windows and I also only see base activated when other env's are selected.

[karrtikr]

@bhavyaus I see, can you provide the logs and check the powershell initialization script as suggested in #20885 (comment)?

[karrtikr]

Right now there is an issue on VSCode due to which the shell initialization scripts (.bashrc etc.) overrides what is set via VSCode, hence wrong environment can be activated depending on the script.

[aiday-mar]

Hey. Typing echo $0 into the terminal showed that I was using zsh. So I add here contents of the .zshrc file on my mac:

# >>> conda initialize >>>
# !! Contents within this block are managed by 'conda init' !!
__conda_setup="$('/Users/aiday/miniconda3/bin/conda' 'shell.zsh' 'hook' 2> /dev/null)"
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    eval "$__conda_setup"
else
    if [ -f "/Users/aiday/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" ]; then
        . "/Users/aiday/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
    else
        export PATH="/Users/aiday/miniconda3/bin:$PATH"
    fi
fi
unset __conda_setup
# <<< conda initialize <<<

[karrtikr]

Perfect, thank you. As you can notice base environment is activated due to which this happens #20885 (comment). Try running:

conda config --set auto_activate_base False

in zsh and restarting the shell, and the issue should disappear.

[karrtikr]

Closing as it seems it is expected.