Environment exclusion

Author: simonkurtz-MSFT

.devcontainer/SETUP_SUMMARY.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This document summarizes the changes made to simplify and robustly configure the
 - **Before**: Manual kernel selection required, multiple kernels visible
 - **After**: Only the correct venv kernel is visible and auto-selected
 - **Implementation**: 
-  - Kernel filtering in VS Code settings (`jupyter.kernels.filter`)
+  - Python environment exclusion (`jupyter.kernels.excludePythonEnvironments`)
   - Trusted kernel configuration (`jupyter.kernels.trusted`)
   - Automatic kernel registration during container setup
 
@@ -81,12 +81,20 @@ python -m ipykernel install --user --name=apim-samples --display-name='APIM Samp
 ### VS Code Jupyter Settings
 ```json
 {
-  "jupyter.kernels.filter": [
+  "jupyter.kernels.excludePythonEnvironments": [
     "/usr/bin/python3",
     "/bin/python3", 
     "/usr/local/bin/python3",
     "/opt/python/*/bin/python*",
-    "*/site-packages/*"
+    "*/site-packages/*",
+    "**/miniconda3/**",
+    "**/anaconda3/**",
+    "**/conda/**",
+    "/usr/bin/python",
+    "/bin/python",
+    "**/python3.*",
+    "python3",
+    "python"
   ],
   "jupyter.kernels.trusted": [
     "/workspaces/Apim-Samples/.venv/bin/python"

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -65,15 +65,24 @@
         "jupyter.askForKernelRestart": false,
         "jupyter.interactiveWindow.textEditor.executeSelection": true,
         "jupyter.notebookFileRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
-        "notebook.defaultKernel": "apim-samples",
+        "jupyter.kernels.excludePythonEnvironments": [
+          "/usr/bin/python3",
+          "/bin/python3",
+          "/usr/local/bin/python3",
+          "/opt/python/*/bin/python*",
+          "*/site-packages/*",
+          "**/miniconda3/**",
+          "**/anaconda3/**",
+          "**/conda/**",
+          "/usr/bin/python",
+          "/bin/python",
+          "**/python3.*",
+          "python3",
+          "python"
+        ],
         "jupyter.kernels.trusted": [
           "/workspaces/Apim-Samples/.venv/bin/python"
         ],
-        "notebook.kernelProviderAssociations": {
-          "**/*.ipynb": [
-            "apim-samples"
-          ]
-        },
         "files.associations": {
           "*.bicep": "bicep"
         }

.vscode/settings.json

@@ -22,15 +22,24 @@
     "jupyter.askForKernelRestart": false,
     "jupyter.interactiveWindow.textEditor.executeSelection": true,
     "jupyter.notebookFileRoot": "${workspaceFolder}",
-    "notebook.defaultKernel": "apim-samples",
+    "jupyter.kernels.excludePythonEnvironments": [
+        "/usr/bin/python3",
+        "/bin/python3",
+        "/usr/local/bin/python3",
+        "/opt/python/*/bin/python*",
+        "*/site-packages/*",
+        "**/miniconda3/**",
+        "**/anaconda3/**",
+        "**/conda/**",
+        "/usr/bin/python",
+        "/bin/python",
+        "**/python3.*",
+        "python3",
+        "python"
+    ],
     "jupyter.kernels.trusted": [
         "/workspaces/Apim-Samples/.venv/bin/python"
     ],
-    "notebook.kernelProviderAssociations": {
-        "**/*.ipynb": [
-            "apim-samples"
-        ]
-    },
     "terminal.integrated.env.windows": {
         "PATH": "${env:PATH}"
     },

apim-samples.code-workspace

@@ -4,17 +4,23 @@
         {
             "path": "."
         }
-    ],
-    "settings": {
-        // Default kernel for all notebooks in this workspace
-        "notebook.defaultKernel": "apim-samples",
-        
-        // Kernel associations to ensure our kernel is preferred
-        "notebook.kernelProviderAssociations": {
-            "**/*.ipynb": [
-                "apim-samples"
-            ]
-        },
+    ],    "settings": {
+        // Exclude all Python environments except our venv to ensure auto-selection
+        "jupyter.kernels.excludePythonEnvironments": [
+            "/usr/bin/python3",
+            "/bin/python3",
+            "/usr/local/bin/python3",
+            "/opt/python/*/bin/python*",
+            "*/site-packages/*",
+            "**/miniconda3/**",
+            "**/anaconda3/**",
+            "**/conda/**",
+            "/usr/bin/python",
+            "/bin/python",
+            "**/python3.*",
+            "python3",
+            "python"
+        ],
 
         // Trust our venv kernel
         "jupyter.kernels.trusted": [

test-kernel-selection.ipynb

@@ -135,10 +135,26 @@ def main():
             f"PYTHONPATH includes: {path}",
             f"PYTHONPATH missing: {path}"
         ):
-            issues.append(f"PYTHONPATH configuration")
-      # 5. Check Jupyter kernel
+            issues.append(f"PYTHONPATH configuration")    # 5. Check Jupyter kernel and VS Code settings
     print_section("Jupyter Kernel Configuration")
 
+    # Check VS Code settings for kernel exclusion
+    vscode_settings_path = Path('/workspaces/Apim-Samples/.vscode/settings.json')
+    if vscode_settings_path.exists():
+        try:
+            with open(vscode_settings_path, 'r') as f:
+                # Simple check for the exclusion setting
+                settings_content = f.read()
+                if 'jupyter.kernels.excludePythonEnvironments' in settings_content:
+                    print("✅ VS Code kernel exclusion settings configured")
+                else:
+                    print("⚠️  VS Code kernel exclusion settings not found")
+                    issues.append("VS Code kernel exclusion settings")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"⚠️  Could not read VS Code settings: {e}")
+    else:
+        print("⚠️  VS Code settings file not found")
+    
     try:
         # List available kernels
         result = subprocess.run(['jupyter', 'kernelspec', 'list', '--json'],