Python automatic debugging configuration missing in VSCodium even though Python Extension installed?

[paneerlovr]

I'm using vscodium (version 1.85.1), I installed the official python extension (ms-python).

I'm looking to debug a python file using breakpoints that can I can do some simple type inspection.

When I click "run and debug", and then I click "show all automatic debug configurations", I expect to see python as a debug configuration, however it does not appear.

Would anyone know why?

I've tried setting the interpreter for my virtual environment using the command palette and it is set to the correct one.

[daiyam]

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extensions-compatibility.md

[paneerlovr]

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium/blob/master/docs/extensions-compatibility.md

I realize it says partial compatibility due to pylance being closed source but I’m wondering if I am doing something wrong to not even be able to see a debugger registered with the Ms-Python extension….

I’m just trying to figure out if that’s how it is, or if I’m doing something wrong.

thanks for responding

[nick-n-dev]

the entire python extension may aswell just be removed from the marketplace for vscodium. They have completely stripped it of all usability now, first went the formatter/linter, now they took out the debugger (debugpy isnt available over here).

So, what exactly does the extension do now? Honestly i don't even know anymore, maybe its time to just go back to vim :/

[paneerlovr]

I’m sorry to say, I downloaded vscode and the python extension worked as expected. Maybe one day it will work in the future. Python really benefits heavily from debugging extensions due to its loose typing in my opinion.

[daiyam]

Maybe one day it will work in the future.

I will never since MS is restricting its popular extensions to Visual Studio Code.

[paneerlovr]

Maybe with all the telemetry data Microsoft collects from vscode, ChatGPT can help someone create a new extension that works as an alternative for vscodium.

[jangboolee]

Came here when I ran into the same issue with the following configurations:

• System OS: EndeavourOS
• VS Codium version: 1.85.2.24019-1
• Install method: yay -S vscodium-bin
• Python extension version: v2024.0.0

I thought it was strange that I couldn't debug a Python code on my personal Linux machine, while I was using the debugger with no issues on my work Windows machine also running VS Codium.

I tried manually replicating the working Python configuration from my Windows VS Codium machine on my Linux VS Codium by creating the following launch.json file, and it seems to work:

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "Python: Current File",
            "type": "python",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${file}",
            "console": "integratedTerminal",
            "justMyCode": true,
        }
    ]
}

However, as you can see in the screenshot, I get a warning saying that the python configuration will be deprecated soon, and to replace it with debugpy. Unfortunately, when I try replacing it with debugpy, I get taken to the extensions marketplace with no search results, so I assume debugpy is not available on VS Codium.

The above workaround should work for the time being, but it is unfortunately not a long-term solution, as it runs the risk of not working once the python configuration is deprecated.

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EDIT: As @showgood163 mentions below, the debugpy extension is now available on the VS Codium marketplace, as of 2024-02-14. I recommend using this method instead instead of the workaround above.

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EDIT2: This is a debugpy issue and not a VS Codium issue, but I realized the option of View Value in Data Viewer when right-clicking on a variable with a Pandas dataframe is not available in debugpy's debug mode. I work a lot with dataframes, and this is a deal-breaker for me, so I'll revert back to using the manual python configuration until this function is added to debugpy or until python is officially deprecated.

[TechPro424]

Same issue for me, resolved using same workaround OS: Windows 11 VSCodium version: 1.85.2.24019 Install method:

scoop bucket add extras
scoop install extras/vscodium

Python extension version: v2024.0.1

[showgood163]

Now there are two solutions.

First, adding the debugger configuration manually as @jangboolee said. Second, use python debugger extension to add configurations automatically.

[TechPro424]

I didn't know there was a separate extension for that, thanks a lot!

[jangboolee]

Second, use python debugger extension to add configurations automatically.

This is great, thank you! The extension was not available on the VS Codium store last week, but it seems it was made available on 2024-02-14. This method is recommended, as it is more future-proof than relying on the python configuration that will soon be deprecated.

[Stampede]

Now there are two solutions.

First, adding the debugger configuration manually as @jangboolee said. Second, use python debugger extension to add configurations automatically.

I'm running VSCodium 1.87.2 via a Snap package on Linux. I disabled the old debugger and installed this new one from the extension marketplace. I had it automatically create me a launch.json and left all the default values in the json; the name is "Python Debugger: Current File with Arguments."

Now I cannot create breakpoints in my code by clicking next to the line number. The breakpoints I had from the old debugger are still visible, and if I click them, they disappear but I cannot recreate them, or create any breakpoints for that matter.

Can anyone explain how to make new breakpoints?