fix: expand ~ in python.venvFolders entries - #1828
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getPythonSettingAndUntildify only expanded string settings, so python.venvFolders entries such as ~/envs were sent to PET unchanged and those folders were never searched. Expand each array entry the same way python-envs.globalSearchPaths entries are expanded.
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Thanks for taking the time to fix this, will let the tests run and let you know if anything comes up! :)
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Problem
python.venvFoldersentries that start with~are never searched. The settings reference lists~/.virtualenvsas an example value for this setting and says it is merged withpython-envs.globalSearchPaths.getPythonSettingAndUntildifyonly expands~when the setting value is a string. For arrays it returns the value unchanged, so an entry like~/envsreaches PET as the literal path~/envs. PET does not expand~there, so the folder is skipped. The same~/envsworks inpython-envs.globalSearchPaths, because those entries go throughuntildifyArray.The existing unit test noted this ("only untildifies strings, not array items") and passed a pre-expanded path to work around it.
Fix
Expand each entry when the setting value is an array. This covers the three places in
nativePythonFinder.tsthat readvenvFolders: the configure request (getAllExtraSearchPaths), targeted refreshes (getRefreshOptions) and the JSON CLI fallback.Tests
Legacy paths with untildify supportinnativePythonFinder.getAllExtraSearchPaths.unit.test.tsto pass~/conda/envsinvenvFoldersinstead of a pre-expanded path, and removed the note. It fails without the fix (~/conda/envsis returned as is) and passes with it.npm run unittest(Windows, Node 24): 2429 passing, 4 pending.npm run lint,npm run compile-testsandnpm run compilepass.