.env file content isn't autoloaded into a terminal, despite coresponding settings being set. #25570
Description
Type: Bug
Behaviour
In my settings.json:
"python.envFile": "${workspaceFolder}/.env",
"python.terminal.activateEnvInCurrentTerminal": true,
And there's sertainly a .env file in the path I open my VS Code at. I can load .env manually via set -a; source .env; set +a command, but I believe it was done automatically before. Now it doesn't work for some reason. I believe it's a bug.
Steps to reproduce:
Besides what I wrote before, I'll notice that I use several instances of VS Code. even though I didn't really check if it's any relevant, sorry.
Extension version: 2025.17.2025110501
VS Code version: Code 1.105.1 (7d842fb85a0275a4a8e4d7e040d2625abbf7f084, 2025-10-14T22:33:36.618Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.8.0-87-generic
Modes:
- Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.12.3
- Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
- Value of the
python.languageServersetting: Default
User Settings
venvPath: "<placeholder>"
languageServer: "Pylance"
testing
• pytestEnabled: true
Installed Extensions
| Extension Name | Extension Id | Version |
|---|---|---|
| autodocstring | njp | 0.6.1 |
| codeium | Cod | 1.48.2 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.15.2025110501 |
| even-better-toml | tam | 0.21.2 |
| git-graph | mhu | 1.30.0 |
| jinja | who | 0.0.8 |
| js-debug | ms- | 1.105.0 |
| js-debug-companion | ms- | 1.1.3 |
| jupyter | ms- | 2025.9.1 |
| jupyter-keymap | ms- | 1.1.2 |
| jupyter-renderers | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| python | ms- | 2025.17.2025110501 |
| python-environment-manager | don | 1.2.7 |
| remote-containers | ms- | 0.430.0 |
| remote-explorer | ms- | 0.5.0 |
| remote-server | ms- | 1.5.3 |
| remote-ssh | ms- | 0.120.0 |
| remote-ssh-edit | ms- | 0.87.0 |
| remote-wsl | ms- | 0.104.3 |
| ruff | cha | 2025.28.0 |
| vscode-django | bat | 1.15.0 |
| vscode-docker | ms- | 2.0.0 |
| 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-pylance | ms- | 2025.9.100 |
| vscode-remote-extensionpack | ms- | 0.26.0 |
| vscode-stripe | str | 3.8.6 |
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-1125G4 @ 2.00GHz (8 x 1999) |
| 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: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: disabled_off webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | 1, 2, 1 |
| Memory (System) | 7.53GB (1.40GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 13d2fa3b-1c8c-47d7-8dbe-d56358838b68 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
| DESKTOP_SESSION | plasma |
| XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP | KDE |
| XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP | KDE |
| XDG_SESSION_TYPE | x11 |
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