Doesn't open file as notebook using conda distros, requires other python install

[alexanderwelbourne]

This is actually addressed at the soft fork (https://github.com/congyiwu/vscode-jupytext). Trying to open a file on a machine with only a conda install of python fails even though the notebook, once open, can run using any detected kernel. Currently the work around seems to be to install python system wide (e.g. via microsoft store on windows) even if that's not what will be used.

[DonJayamanne]

This will be fixed soon

[fschiffers]

@alexanderwelbourne could you explain more what needs to be done to open a notebook? My notebook just won't open and I don't know what to do.

[ebw44]

After a clean install of Vscode, the extension doesn't work anymore on my computer. I get the error below in the Vscode developer tools console. I'm using Conda (mambaforge) for python, but I have also have a "regular" python installation in c;/Users/username/AppData/Local/Programs/Python/Python310/python.
Installing python from Microsoft store overcomes the problem.

ERR Python was not found; run without arguments to install from the Microsoft Store, or disable this shortcut from Settings > Manage App Execution Aliases.
: Error: Python was not found; run without arguments to install from the Microsoft Store, or disable this shortcut from Settings > Manage App Execution Aliases.

at e.ExtHostCommands.h (c:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\api\node\extensionHostProcess.js:98:125669)
at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5)

Installation details:
Version: 1.78.2 (user setup)
Commit: b3e4e68a0bc097f0ae7907b217c1119af9e03435
Date: 2023-05-10T14:39:26.248Z
Electron: 22.5.2
Chromium: 108.0.5359.215
Node.js: 16.17.1
V8: 10.8.168.25-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22621
Sandboxed: No

congyiwu.vscode-jupytext v0.1.2

[seandata]

@ebw44 - I am getting the same error. Have you found a fix?

[ebw44]

@seandata Installing python from the windows store fixed the issue for me

[alexanderwelbourne]

@seandata @fschiffers The workaround is as @ebw44 states, install python from the windows store. Once the notebook is open, you can select to use a different python kernal if you wish.