I can't run or debug in a path that contains white spaces with a venv #25519
Closed as duplicate of#826
Description
Type: Bug
Behaviour
I can't run or debug in a path with a virtual environment that contains white spaces with the update of both VSCode and Python released today. If I move the same project to a path without spaces, it works without any issues.
Steps to reproduce:
- Create a Python project
- Create a virtual environment
- Select the virtual environment as the interpreter
- Run the main program
I have verified that the file reported as non-existent in the output console ("/code/embedding test/.venv/bin/python") does exist in the file system.
Diagnostic data
Output for Python in the Output panel (View→Output, change the drop-down the upper-right of the Output panel to Python)
[warning] Failed to check if "/code/embedding test/.venv/bin/python" is an executable [Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, lstat '"/code/embedding test/.venv/bin/python"'] {
errno: -2,
code: 'ENOENT',
syscall: 'lstat',
path: '"/code/embedding test/.venv/bin/python"'
}
Extension version: 2025.16.0
VS Code version: Code 1.105.0 (03c265b1adee71ac88f833e065f7bb956b60550a, 2025-10-08T14:09:35.891Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 25.0.0
Modes:
- Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.12.11
- Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
- Value of the
python.languageServersetting: Pylance
User Settings
languageServer: "Pylance"
experiments
• optInto: ["All"]
Installed Extensions
| Extension Name | Extension Id | Version |
|---|---|---|
| austin-vscode | p40 | 0.17.3 |
| autodocstring | njp | 0.6.1 |
| camouflage | zey | 1.1.1 |
| commands | use | 1.16.0 |
| continue | Con | 1.2.8 |
| datawrangler | ms- | 1.22.0 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.14.0 |
| djlint | mon | 2025.9.0 |
| errorlens | use | 3.26.0 |
| even-better-toml | tam | 0.21.2 |
| file-properties-viewer | bru | 1.2.0 |
| git-autoconfig | shy | 0.0.2 |
| git-graph | mhu | 1.30.0 |
| gitignore | cod | 0.10.0 |
| gitpatch | par | 0.2.1 |
| gremlins | nho | 0.26.0 |
| icons | tal | 3.8.0 |
| indent-rainbow | ode | 8.3.1 |
| jinjahtml | sam | 0.20.0 |
| js-debug | ms- | 1.105.0 |
| js-debug-companion | ms- | 1.1.3 |
| jupyter | ms- | 2025.9.0 |
| jupyter-keymap | ms- | 1.1.2 |
| jupyter-renderers | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| juxtacode | Yor | 1.1.1 |
| live-server | ms- | 0.4.16 |
| nicegui | Dae | 0.9.6 |
| numbermonger | sof | 0.5.0 |
| open-in-browser | tec | 2.0.0 |
| path-intellisense | chr | 2.10.0 |
| tom | 1.2.2 | |
| project-tree | zhu | 0.4.0 |
| python | ms- | 2025.16.0 |
| quarto | qua | 1.126.0 |
| rainbow-csv | mec | 3.23.0 |
| remote-containers | ms- | 0.427.0 |
| remote-explorer | ms- | 0.5.0 |
| remote-ssh | ms- | 0.120.0 |
| remote-ssh-edit | ms- | 0.87.0 |
| replacerules | bhu | 0.4.2 |
| resourcemonitor | mut | 1.0.7 |
| ruff | cha | 2025.28.0 |
| shiny | Pos | 1.3.1 |
| text-power-tools | qcz | 1.51.0 |
| theme-dark-plus-contrast | k3a | 1.76.0 |
| uv-toolkit | the | 0.1.7 |
| vscode-commons | red | 0.0.6 |
| vscode-dash | dee | 2.4.0 |
| vscode-django | bat | 1.15.0 |
| vscode-dotnet-runtime | ms- | 2.3.7 |
| vscode-js-profile-table | ms- | 1.0.10 |
| vscode-jupyter-cell-tags | ms- | 0.1.9 |
| vscode-jupyter-slideshow | ms- | 0.1.6 |
| vscode-map-preview | jum | 0.7.0 |
| vscode-open | san | 0.3.0 |
| vscode-pylance | ms- | 2025.8.3 |
| vscode-readme | thr | 0.0.2 |
| vscode-todo-plus | fab | 4.19.1 |
| vscode-xml | red | 0.29.0 |
| vscode-yaml | red | 1.19.1 |
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | Apple M3 (8 x 2400) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled 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: enabled_on trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 7, 6, 5 |
| Memory (System) | 24.00GB (2.38GB free) |
| Process Argv | |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |