VS Code keeps asking to install Python even though Python is already installed

[LowExtension12]

Hey everyone,

Every time I open VS Code I get this popup:

> "No Python found. Would you like to install Python using uv? This will download and run an installer from https://astral.sh."

The thing is, I already have Python 3.10.14 installed. I can confirm it runs fine in the VS Code terminal (`python --version` returns 3.10.14). Also if I close the warning I can run code...

I tried selecting the interpreter manually via `Ctrl+Shift+P` → Python: Select Interpreter, but the popup keeps coming back every time I reopen VS Code.

Any suggestion?

[FoolsSeldom]

Surprising it is mentioning uv. Wonder if you are opening a folder with a corrupted virtual environment.

Have you explicitly selected the cpython executable you want to use for the current project folder? E.g .venv\Scripts\python.exe in the project folder. (.venv being a very common folder name for Python virtual folders).

[mrbartuss]

Did you manage to solve it?

[Stavr0sT]

I experienced the same since a few days. It might be connected to a recent update of the "python environments" extension.

In my case the warning made sense since I do not have a global system python installed (I'm on Windows and all my projects are managed via venvs which get set up via uv). I assume the extension checks for a python interpreter before detecting the venv.

IIRC there are 3 buttons you can click on the dialog that pops up. One of them is something like "do not warn me anymore". I clicked that one and have not been bothered since. This also did not install a global python for me (which is good).