Fails to complete finding python interpreters.

[Jonnokc]

Type: Bug

1. Open workspace.
2. (Python package launches)
3. System is stuck on "Discovering python interpreters".
4. VSCode becomes very slow and the python package becomes unresponsive.

Extension version: 2024.22.0
VS Code version: Code 1.96.4 (cd4ee3b1c348a13bafd8f9ad8060705f6d4b9cba, 2025-01-16T00:16:19.038Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.1.0
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Apple M1 Pro (8 x 2400)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on 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 video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	5, 5, 6
Memory (System)	32.00GB (0.72GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 89cf3566-4307-407f-8ce6-15de6cae0280
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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[Jonnokc]

Can't explain what's going on here, but uninstalling vscode and removing all cashes seems to have resolved the issue.

[karthiknadig]

@Jonnokc If you run into something like this, you can probably just run Python: clear cache and reload command.