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Python documentation website popup #25429
Description
Type: Bug
Behaviour
VSCode opens the python documentation external website (https://docs.python.org/dev/using/windows.html) whenever I:
- open VSCode
- reload the extension host
- open the
select python interpreter tool - open a Jupyter notebook
Steps to reproduce:
Do any of the following:
- open VSCode
- reload the extension host
- open the
select python interpreter tool - open a Jupyter notebook
Extension version: 2025.12.0
VS Code version: Code 1.103.1 (360a4e4fd251bfce169a4ddf857c7d25d1ad40da, 2025-08-12T16:25:40.542Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
- Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.11.13
- Type of virtual environment used (e.g. conda, venv, virtualenv, etc.): Venv
- Value of the
python.languageServersetting: Pylance
User Settings
languageServer: "Pylance"
testing
• pytestEnabled: true
• pytestPath: "<placeholder>"
• autoTestDiscoverOnSavePattern: "<placeholder>"
experiments
• enabled: false
Installed Extensions
| Extension Name | Extension Id | Version |
|---|---|---|
| bifrost-mcp | Con | 0.0.14 |
| change-case | wma | 1.0.0 |
| copilot | Git | 1.364.0 |
| copilot-chat | Git | 0.30.3 |
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.10.0 |
| even-better-toml | tam | 0.21.2 |
| intellicode-api-usage-examples | Vis | 0.2.9 |
| js-debug | ms- | 1.102.0 |
| js-debug-companion | ms- | 1.1.3 |
| jupyter | ms- | 2025.7.0 |
| jupyter-keymap | ms- | 1.1.2 |
| jupyter-renderers | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| kilo-code | kil | 4.87.0 |
| markdown-all-in-one | yzh | 3.6.3 |
| markdown-mermaid | bie | 1.28.0 |
| partial-diff | ryu | 1.4.3 |
| project-manager | ale | 12.8.0 |
| python | ms- | 2025.12.0 |
| quick-toggle-hide-ignored-files | Ste | 0.0.1 |
| rainbow-csv | mec | 3.21.0 |
| remote-containers | ms- | 0.422.1 |
| ruff | cha | 2025.24.0 |
| ruff-ignore-explainer | jan | 1.5.0 |
| vsc-python-indent | Kev | 1.21.0 |
| vscode-containers | ms- | 2.1.0 |
| vscode-counter | uct | 3.7.2 |
| vscode-docker | ms- | 2.0.0 |
| vscode-js-profile-table | ms- | 1.0.10 |
| vscode-jupyter-cell-tags | ms- | 0.1.9 |
| vscode-jupyter-slideshow | ms- | 0.1.6 |
| vscode-nushell-lang | The | 1.10.0 |
| vscode-pylance | ms- | 2025.7.1 |
| vscode-python-envs | ms- | 1.2.0 |
| vscode-yaml | red | 1.18.0 |
| vscode-yaml-sort | Pas | 6.6.2 |
| vscodeintellicode | Vis | 1.3.2 |
| xml | Dot | 2.5.1 |
| xonsh | jno | 0.3.3 |
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor (16 x 3693) |
| 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: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 31.91GB (5.77GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id d815376a-4fc6-4029-937f-f7438f1316d4 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
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Activity
eleanorjboyd commentedon Sep 8, 2025
huh this is a very interesting bug! Karthik Nadig (@karthiknadig) any ideas?
dalito commentedon Sep 9, 2025
Maybe its related to this: python/pymanager#160
Triquetra commentedon Sep 9, 2025
David Linke (@dalito) I do have pymanager.exe installed, and I do use uv to manage virtual environments and packages. So, maybe that issue is related?
eleanorjboyd commentedon Sep 9, 2025
Are you getting that popup in your terminal if you try and activate the environment or when you do
uv python listmanual?Triquetra commentedon Sep 9, 2025
Yes,
uv python listcauses the doc site to open in my browser.dalito commentedon Sep 9, 2025
So updating pymanager should fix it for you too.
eleanorjboyd commentedon Sep 9, 2025
ok great- thank you or trying that and I will defer to the upstream issue for the fix
GWRIGHT-PAN commentedon Oct 23, 2025
I have this same issue, I don't use uv though. Is the solution still to update pymanager?