v1.18.1

What's Changed

• chore(deps-dev): bump qs from 6.12.0 to 6.14.1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1076
• Bump version to 1.17.0 in package.json and package-lock.json by @eleanorjboyd in #1086
• Fix activation icon state when using shellStartup by @renan-r-santos in #837
• Refactor: Replace direct child_process.spawn calls with spawnProcess for consistent environment handling and add PYTHONUTF8=1 for subprocesses by @eleanorjboyd in #1087
• createTerminal with command activation should return activated terminal by @anthonykim1 in #1088
• Remove polling to check shell integration by @anthonykim1 in #1090
• Remove redundant shell activation and deactivation for FISH in getShellActivationCommands by @eleanorjboyd in #1097
• Enhance validation in native Python finder for Json to TS object conversion by @eleanorjboyd in #1102
• Add deprecation notes to some settings by @StellaHuang95 in #1100
• add support for virtualEnv and virtualEnvWrapper to venv manager by @eleanorjboyd in #1103
• Update setting description for shell startup by @anthonykim1 in #1106
• Update dependencies: bump diff to 5.2.2 and sinon to 19.0.5 by @eleanorjboyd in #1112
• Fix python.defaultInterpreterPath0. setting not being applied to new workspaces by @StellaHuang95 in #1110
• Enhance environment manager settings updates to avoid unnecessary write to settings.json by @eleanorjboyd in #1120
• Add telemetry for project structure metrics at extension startup by @eleanorjboyd in #1121
• Remove repo specific issue-label actions by @anthonykim1 in #1119
• Ensure to show terminal on run Python file with command activated terminal by @anthonykim1 in #1129
• Improve Settings Reference documentation and fix python-env.* naming inconsistency by @StellaHuang95 in #1114
• Correct shell startup setting wording by @anthonykim1 in #1133
• Refactor NativePythonFinderImpl for better disposable management by @karthiknadig in #1144
• chore(deps): bump lodash from 4.17.21 to 4.17.23 by @dependabot[bot] in #1117
• Enhance NativePythonFinderImpl with improved logging and configuration comparison by @karthiknadig in #1149
• Move zsh code out of bash folder by @Tyriar in #1150
• design doc addition by @eleanorjboyd in #386
• Fix: Use JSON package listing in conda environment by @karthiknadig in #1008
• fix: timeout handling for JSON-RPC requests in NativePythonFinder by @karthiknadig in #1154
• overhaul interpreter selection prioritization code to align with desired UX by @eleanorjboyd in #1155
• Auto-update project view on folder delete/rename by @eleanorjboyd in #1152
• Properly await promise in cleanupStartupScripts by @Tyriar in #1156
• Add leading space to shell activation commands to prevent history bloating by @Copilot in #1143
• Fix issue where terminal environment variables are not removed when they are commented out or deleted from .env files. by @StellaHuang95 in #1131
• fix: streamline environment retrieval in venvManager and pyenvManager by @karthiknadig in #1157
• fix: update pyenv binary name for Windows compatibility by @karthiknadig in #1161
• fix: enhance pyenv path resolution to include virtual environments by @karthiknadig in #1162
• Use XDG_CONFIG_HOME for fish config when available by @Tyriar in #1164
• Remove unused shell integration polling variable by @anthonykim1 in #1167
• Add more tests for .env file feature by @anthonykim1 in #1163
• feat: add documentation writer agent for Python Environments extension by @eleanorjboyd in #1171
• Add "Enter Interpreter Path" option for selecting Python interpreter by @karthiknadig in #1173
• Enhance Pipenv manager registration and configuration by @karthiknadig in #1170
• fix: improve extension ID caching and logging in getCallingExtension by @karthiknadig in #1169
• remove unneeded details by @eleanorjboyd in #1174
• bug: terminal triggered package refresh to use correct env by @eleanorjboyd in #1175
• Don't show activate button for task terminal by @anthonykim1 in #1168
• Fix incorrect terminal name by @anthonykim1 in #1188
• feat: add command to reveal environment in manager view by @eleanorjboyd in #1186
• Add error handling for broken Python environments by @karthiknadig in #1189
• feat: add progress indication for refreshing environment managers by @eleanorjboyd in #1194
• feat: add disambiguation suffixes for Python environments in env manager by @eleanorjboyd in #1197
• remove button for creating terminal in project view by @eleanorjboyd in #1199
• Introduce Settings Icon into Env Manager View by @eleanorjboyd in #1191
• refactor: streamline conda environment handling and activation commands by @karthiknadig in #1177
• bug: project initialization to load existing projects without overwriting user settings by @eleanorjboyd in #1202
• feat: fix bug with reveal icon with id assignments by @eleanorjboyd in #1204
• Progress indicator for refresh and create env by @anthonykim1 in #1205
• listen to change in python.terminal.useEnvFile by @anthonykim1 in #1208
• fix: environment initialization to ensure proper resolution by @karthiknadig in #1209
• chore(deps-dev): bump webpack from 5.97.1 to 5.105.0 in /examples/sample1 by @dependabot[bot] in #1190
• chore(deps-dev): bump webpack from 5.94.0 to 5.105.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #1212
• Add notification for active virtual environment selection by @karthiknadig in #1179
• Implement Python installation via uv by @karthiknadig in #1198
• Fix PyEnv Windows path calculation for environment grouping by @Copilot in #1210
• bump to release version 1.18 by @eleanorjboyd in #1215

New Contributors

• @Tyriar made their first contribution in #1150

Full Changelog: v1.16.0...v1.18.0

[note: due to build problems, there is no 1.18.0 release and this instead is the major release with all new changes]