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python debug adapter not being found in vscode - WSL:Ubuntu

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If you have VSCode, installed already before you could configure WSL, you could be facing this issue. Here's how I resolved it:

To the bottom left corner of VSCode, you may find the environment choice. Natively, this corresponds to windows, you might have to switch this to Remote-WSL: New Window which will open VSCode in a new window.
In the debug tab of VSCode, you don't have to edit any configuration, except you need to define the location of your interpreter. In my case, I defined the location to be as my virtual environments' bin/ directory.

Good Luck!

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If you have VSCode, installed already before you could configure WSL, you could be facing this issue. Here's how I resolved it:

To the bottom left corner of VSCode, you may find the environment choice. Natively, this corresponds to windows, you might have to switch this to Remote-WSL: New Window which will open VSCode in a new window.
In the debug tab of VSCode, you don't have to edit any configuration, except you need to define the location of your interpreter. In my case, I defined the location to be as my virtual environments' bin/ directory.

Good Luck!

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In my case the debugging software was asking for an update. The message did appear at the settings icon on the bottom left.

Settings > install updates

GitHub

github.com › microsoft › debugpy › issues › 1166

'debug adapter' error in jupyter notebook · Issue #1166 · microsoft/debugpy

December 26, 2022 - "Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'Python Kernel Debug Adapter' (extension might have failed to activate)"

Author PeterM18

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Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for the debug type 'python' (extension might have failed to to activate)

Environment data VS Code version: 1.53.2 Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): v2021.2.576481509 OS and version: Windows 10 Home 20H2 Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.... More on github.com

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February 18, 2021

Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'python'

I encountered the following issue while trying to debug Python code in coder-server. Below is my environment information. Web Browser: Chrome 86 Local OS: macOS Catalina Remote OS: Ubuntu LTS (in D... More on github.com

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November 13, 2020

Debugging error "Couldn't find a debug adapter for debug type python"

Environment data VS Code version: 1.93.0 Jupyter Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): v2024.8.0 Python Extension version (available under the Extensions sidebar): v2024.14.0 ... More on github.com

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September 9, 2024

VSCode can't debug jupyter notebook / python

Not sure where to post about this one, I suppose here on the EndeavourOS forum, as it ‘just works’ on other distros. Installed the Microsoft VSCode using visual-studio-code-bin from the AUR. When I attempt to debug a cell in a jupyter notebook, the debug sidebar opens, the little blue thing ... More on forum.endeavouros.com

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v2024.0.1 - VSCode Debug "Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'debugpy'" · Issue #297 · microsoft/vscode-python-debugger

April 1, 2024 - Environment VSCode 1.87.2 Python Debugger v2024.2.0 Issue When running a debugpy debug session, the following error message shows: "Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'debugpy' (extension might have failed to activat...

Author RyanHCCSI

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Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for the debug type 'python' (extension might have failed to to activate) · Issue #15445 · microsoft/vscode-python

February 18, 2021 - Python version (& distribution if applicable, e.g. Anaconda): 3.7 conda 4.8.3 · Type of virtual environment used (N/A | venv | virtualenv | conda | ...): conda ... Getting the following error: Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for the debug type 'python' (extension might have failed to to activate)

Author IdoPort1

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[SOLVED] VS Code, after upgrading: Python extension fails to load...? / Applications & Desktop Environments / Arch Linux Forums

January 3, 2023 - I've updated my "community/code"-package and I think something has changed in the past around 2 weeks, over the christmas holiday: Suddenly I cannot debug my python-scripts any-more... The error message is: "Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'python' (extension might have ...

GitHub

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Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'python' · Issue #2301 · coder/code-server

November 13, 2020 - I encountered the following issue while trying to debug Python code in coder-server. Below is my environment information. Web Browser: Chrome 86 Local OS: macOS Catalina Remote OS: Ubuntu LTS (in D...

Author dclong

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Debugging error "Couldn't find a debug adapter for debug type python" · Issue #16024 · microsoft/vscode-jupyter

September 9, 2024 - Stepping over breakpoint that calls TF 1.x session.run throws "Couldn't find a debug adapter for debug type python" and the debugger remains running but cannot proceed further.

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I had some problems with Jupyter on EOS as well, not debugging, but doing this fixed it: $ yay -S code-features ...maybe you need the extra VS Code features installed? Here's where I came across it: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/69808514/how-to-fix-jupyter-extension-activation-failed-when-opening-python-files

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couldn't find a Debug Adapter Descriptor for the Debug Type Python - SADA Tech

February 14, 2024 - The “Couldn’t Find a Debug Adapter Descriptor for the Debug Type Python” error typically occurs when a developer tries to debug Python code using a specific debug adapter but the adapter descriptor cannot be found.

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Problem to compile in Visual Studio Code (Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'solidity'/solidityMeadow') - Microsoft Q&A

Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'solidity'/solidityMeadow' (extension might have failed to activate)

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How to fix "Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'coreclr' (extension might have failed to activate)" - Raspberry Pi Forums

January 28, 2022 - Hey everyone, I was trying to run some code on my Raspberry Pi using Visual Studio Code and I got this error message while trying to run it. Can anyone help? "Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'coreclr' (extension might have failed to activate)" Code I am trying to run:

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Vs Code Error on Publishing -Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'al' (extension might have failed to activate) - Developers Forum - Dynamics User Group

December 23, 2020 - Hi All, I’m using BC140.I have merged some objects from Production database to Test environment, after that I don’t see any problems but when i try to publish i’m getting this error, I didn’t change my usual Launch file I can create the package I have unpublished the existing extension ...

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Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'python': How to fix

January 5, 2024 - ... The error message “couldn’t find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type ‘python'” means that your IDE or debugger is unable to find the correct Python debug adapter.

GitHub

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couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type espidf (VSC-1167) · Issue #1026 · espressif/vscode-esp-idf-extension

August 16, 2023 - ---------------------------------------------------- Check extension requirements.txt ------------------------------------------------------ Check Extension Python packages Python requirements are satisfied. ---------------------------------------------------- Check ESP-IDF debug adapter requirements.txt ------------------------------------------ Check Debug AdapterPython packages Error ---------------------------------------------------- Visual Studio Code launch.json -------------------------------------------------------- { "version": "0.2.0", "configurations": [ { "type": "espidf", "name":

Author 5ami

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Jupyter Python Debugger Unreliable · Issue #16721 · microsoft/vscode-jupyter

June 10, 2025 - Today I wanted to debug a part ... a debug adapter descriptor for debug type "Python Kernel Debug Adapter" (Extension might have failed to activate)."...

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ESP debug adapter question - ESP32 Forum

So far I was trying to use the C/C++ extension in launch.json ("cppdbg"), but after many unsuccessful attempts I would like to try the Debug Adapter approach ("espidf"). I run the "Doctor Command" and got the output attached below. It tells me that the Debug Adapter python requirements are not satisfied and it also points me to a command which is supposed to fix it.

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Debugging with VS Code stopped working - ESP32 Forum

September 9, 2021 - Source: Espressif IDF (Extension)" If I retry, I get a different popup: "Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'espidf' (extension might have failed to activate)" If I close VS Code, reopen and retry, the first popup above reappears consistently.

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r/vscode on Reddit: Debugging Python Jupyter Notebook on EndeavourOS, an Arch derivative

May 11, 2023 - When I attempt to debug a cell in a jupyter notebook, the debug sidebar opens, the little blue thing goes back and forth (sometimes), the terminal echos the debug command (sometimes), the debug control strip opens with only restart and stop available, and that’s as far as it gets. If I click Restart, it says RUNNING under the call stack. Sometimes I get the error Couldn't find a debug adapter descriptor for debug type 'python'

PyPI

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An implementation of the Debug Adapter Protocol for Python

      » pip install debugpy

Published Jan 29, 2026

Version 1.8.20

Repository https://github.com/microsoft/debugpy

Homepage https://aka.ms/debugpy