Type: Bug
Behaviour
Debugger do not work if path to environment and python.exe contains spaces. Tries to initialize and stops after half a second.
Steps to reproduce:
Set up a python environment in a path that contains spaces. Set that environment as the python environment in visual studio code. Try to debug. It does not work. Normal play button to run scripts works. Problem only occurs when the script is ran with the debugger
Extension version: 2026.4.0
VS Code version: Code 1.117.0 (10c8e557c8b9f9ed0a87f61f1c9a44bde731c409, 2026-04-21T16:12:14-07:00)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
- Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.14.0.final.0
- Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): ms-python.python:venv
Details
System Info
| Item |
Value |
| CPUs |
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1355U (12 x 2611) |
| GPU Status |
2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0xa7a1 [Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.101.4032 ACTIVE
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8246
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
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
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) |
undefined |
| Memory (System) |
31.70GB (18.10GB free) |
| Process Argv |
. --crash-reporter-id 625c264b-e296-4660-880e-3e78adae77d6 |
| Screen Reader |
no |
| VM |
0% |
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Type: Bug
Behaviour
Debugger do not work if path to environment and python.exe contains spaces. Tries to initialize and stops after half a second.
Steps to reproduce:
Set up a python environment in a path that contains spaces. Set that environment as the python environment in visual studio code. Try to debug. It does not work. Normal play button to run scripts works. Problem only occurs when the script is ran with the debugger
Extension version: 2026.4.0
VS Code version: Code 1.117.0 (10c8e557c8b9f9ed0a87f61f1c9a44bde731c409, 2026-04-21T16:12:14-07:00)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
Details
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0xa7a1 [Intel(R) Iris(R) Xe Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.101.4032 ACTIVE
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8246
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
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
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
A/B Experiments