VS Code can't find Homebrew-installed Conda

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Applies To

• Notebooks (.ipynb files)
• Interactive Window and/or Cell Scripts (.py files with #%% markers)

What happened?

1. On macOS 14.3.1, install Conda with brew install miniconda
2. Open VS Code and open any ipynb file.
3. Press Shift-Cmd-P and click on "Notebook: Select Notebook Kernel"
4. Click "Select Another Kernel..."
5. Click "Python Environments..."
6. Click "+ Create Python Environment"
7. Click "Conda"

Expected result: A menu with a choice of the version of Python to install in the environment.
Actual result: An error box in the bottom right corner, saying Install `conda` to create conda environments.

Probable root cause: the hardcoded glob patterns for searching Conda in src/test/interpreters/condaService.node.ts, which don't match /opt/homebrew/bin/conda.

Quick workaround: cd /opt && sudo ln -s homebrew conda (since /opt/conda/bin/conda is matched by the patterns).

A quick solution would be to add a pattern for Homebrew, and a better one would be to look for Conda in a way that is independent of the way it is installed.

VS Code Version

Version: 1.87.2 Commit: 863d2581ecda6849923a2118d93a088b0745d9d6 Date: 2024-03-08T15:20:57.520Z (3 wks ago) Electron: 27.3.2 ElectronBuildId: 26836302 Chromium: 118.0.5993.159 Node.js: 18.17.1 V8: 11.8.172.18-electron.0 OS: Darwin arm64 23.3.0

Jupyter Extension Version

v2024.2.0

Jupyter logs

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Coding Language and Runtime Version

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Language Extension Version (if applicable)

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Anaconda Version (if applicable)

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Running Jupyter locally or remotely?

Local