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Remote (SSH) debugging/running not working on python files #25670
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I kill all python process, including python and python3 on the pi, to make sure no python process are running on the pi, before running the python process from vscode on windows (via ssh), then mostly this issue happens.
The "Developer: Reload Window" option (under View > Command Palette..) helps me to fix this issue.- assigned and unassigned
on Aug 22, 2025 - assigned and unassigned
on Aug 22, 2025 Hi! Are you still seeing this problem?
yes still happening.
These are the commands i use to kill the python process on the pi:
sudo kill -kill $(ps aux|grep python | awk '{print $2}')
sudo kill -kill $(ps aux|grep python3 | awk '{print $2}')After the python process is killed, then the debug won't work, unless we do "Developer: Reload Window" option (under View > Command Palette.) .
Hey Eleanor Boyd (@eleanorjboyd), this issue might need further attention.
tmatw (@tojiamathewwork), you can help us out by closing this issue if the problem no longer exists, or adding more information.
I checked this today and the issue still exists.
🤖 Thanks for confirming this still happens. Could you reproduce it on the latest Python and Python Debugger extensions and provide: (1) the process list matched by
ps aux | grep pythonbefore it is killed, (2) whether both Run Python File in Terminal and Debug Python File fail afterward, and (3) the Python and Python Debugger output-channel logs from the failed attempt? The current kill command can match extension-owned processes based on their full command line, so those details will show whether this belongs here or in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-python-debugger. Issues markedinfo-neededautomatically close after 30 days without a reply.VSCode remote debugging is broken.
Refer:
microsoft/vscode#326232
Type: Bug
Opening a python project folder in VSCode from pi via SSH.
The VS code is already setup to run the python current open file when pressing F5 or the play button to run in debug mode. But I think after the recent update something is not working right. Pressing the play button is not doing any actions. In Some wried times the play button works. If i restart the VSCode, it may work.. weird things happening..
VS Code version: Code 1.103.1 (360a4e4fd251bfce169a4ddf857c7d25d1ad40da, 2025-08-12T16:25:40.542Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
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Remote OS version: Linux arm 6.1.21-v8+
System Info
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
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