Type: Bug

Behaviour

Expected vs. Actual

Expected: Discover, run and debug tests
Actual: Python3 error (see output from Output panel below).

Steps to reproduce:

1. Try to discover/run/debug tests

Everything works fine from the terminal using the same command (python -m pytest --collect-only tests) from the same cwd (./backend/). Tests also run fine using pytest, pytest -v, python -m pytest and python -m pytest tests

The project structure is as follows:

<PROJECT_ROOT>
  |-backend
  |  |-.pytest_cache
  |  |-tests
  |  |-models
  |  |-__pycache__
  |  |-venv
  |  |-data
  |  |-services
  |-frontend
  |-.git
  |-.vscode

The diagnostic data below shows virtual environment as Global despite the fact that I am using a virtual environment. I have since changed the value of python.defaultInterpreterPath to backend/venv/bin/python and the virtual environment is now being detected and I have changed the interpreter path to use it. However, this has made no difference to test discovery.

Additionally, I'd like to add that as a workaround I have installed the Python Test Explorer extension by the Little Fox Team as this at least allows me to debug tests which is the whole reason for me wanting to run tests from VS Code. I can debug tests using the inline buttons that the aforementioned extension shows in the editor. The test explorer itself is still broken.

Diagnostic data

• Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.11.4
• Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Global
• Value of the python.languageServer setting: Default

2023-08-04 12:46:15.980 [error] pytest test discovery error
 [Error: spawn /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 ENOENT
	at ChildProcess._handle.onexit (node:internal/child_process:285:19)
	at onErrorNT (node:internal/child_process:506:16)
	at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:83:21)] {
  errno: -2,
  code: 'ENOENT',
  syscall: 'spawn /opt/homebrew/bin/python3',
  path: '/opt/homebrew/bin/python3',
  spawnargs: [ '-m', 'pytest', '-p', 'vscode_pytest', '--collect-only', 'tests' ]
}

languageServer: "Pylance"

testing
• cwd: "backend"
• pytestArgs: ["tests"]
• pytestEnabled: true

Extension version: 2023.14.0
VS Code version: Code 1.80.2 (2ccd690cbff1569e4a83d7c43d45101f817401dc, 2023-07-27T20:57:59.134Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 22.6.0
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