Create environment with pre-existing .venv #21878

Refs: #21827

• windows Joyce Er (@joyceerhl)
• linux Martin Aeschlimann (@aeschli)
• macOS Hylke Bons (@hbons)

Complexity: 3

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Requirements

1. Install latest pre-release of the python extension
2. Have a workspace folder with a python file and a virtual environment named .venv

Verification

Use-Existing

1. Open the python file, ensure that the selected python is the one from pre-existing .venv.
2. Run Python: Create environment command from command palette
3. You show see two options after selecting venv. Re-Create and Use Existing.
4. Select Use existing
5. You should see a notification saying the python in .venv was selected.

Re-create

1. Open the python file, ensure that the selected python is the one from pre-existing .venv.
2. Run Python: Create environment command from command palette
3. You show see two options after selecting venv. Re-Create and Use Existing.
4. Select Re-create
5. Continue following the Quicks prompts
6. Should delete and create an environment with the same name (.venv)

You should be able to see that the environment was deleted in the logs.