Select python interpreter does see my interpreters

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Where does the bug appear (feature/product)?

Cursor IDE

Describe the Bug

Cursor can’t see my Python interpreters even thou i have it in the path And other IDEs can see all my interpreters normally.

Steps to Reproduce

Ctrl + p and select interpreter

Screenshots / Screen Recordings

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Operating System

Windows 10/11

Version Information

Version: 2.4.22 (user setup)
VSCode Version: 1.105.1
Commit: 618c607a249dd7fd2ffc662c6531143833bebd40
Date: 2026-01-26T22:51:47.692Z
Build Type: Stable
Release Track: Default
Electron: 39.2.7
Chromium: 142.0.7444.235
Node.js: 22.21.1
V8: 14.2.231.21-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200

Does this stop you from using Cursor

Sometimes - I can sometimes use Cursor

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Hey, thanks for the report. I can see in your screenshot that the interpreter is set to anaconda3\python.exe, but the extension says “Python is not installed”. That’s a detection bug, not that Python is actually missing.

A couple of questions:

  • What do you see in Output > Python (Ctrl+Shift+U, then pick “Python” in the dropdown)? It usually shows extension errors.
  • Is Anaconda installed just for your current user, or system-wide?

For now, you can try adding this to settings.json (Ctrl+, > Open Settings JSON):

{
  "python.condaPath": "C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\anaconda3\\Scripts\\conda.exe",
  "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "C:\\Users\\YOUR_USERNAME\\anaconda3\\python.exe"
}

After that, fully restart Cursor, not just Reload Window.

5

Question 1 : it was showing error yes but after i fix it it shows this

”
2026-01-28 23:08:07.432 [info] > pyenv which python

2026-01-28 23:08:07.432 [info] cwd: ~\OneDrive - UNSW\Confirmation\Images\FIXED_better

2026-01-28 23:08:08.604 [info] Editor support is inactive since language server is set to None.

2026-01-28 23:08:08.620 [info] > ~\anaconda3\python.exe -c "import sys;print(sys.executable)"

2026-01-28 23:08:23.587 [info] Native locator: Refresh started

2026-01-28 23:08:24.623 [info] Native locator: Refresh finished in 1036 ms
”

Question2: anaconda is installed for the system-wide

in fact that what i did to fix it adding interpreter manually to setting.json and to .vscode setting.json aswell.

but i still have the same issue cursor can’t see the environments nor the base python

7

I’m seeing an interesting line in the logs:

Editor support is inactive since language server is set to None.

Looks like the Language Server is disabled, and that might block interpreter detection.

Open settings.json (Ctrl+,) and check if you have:

"python.languageServer": "None"

If yes, change it to:

"python.languageServer": "Default"

Also make sure these extensions are installed:

  • Python (ms-python.python)
  • Cursor Pyright (anysphere.cursorpyright)

After that, fully restart Cursor (not Reload Window. Close it and open it again).

If python.languageServer isn’t there at all, add it with "Default" and restart.

8

Thanks, Dean, it works.

Just a note for others, it didn’t work the first time. I’m not sure why it works after multiple restarts, to be honest.
But this is what I did
Followed Dean’s answer exactly and also reinstalled following

1-Python (from extensions Ctrl +shift +x)
2-anysphere (from extensions Ctrl +shift +x)
3-pylance (didn’t find it in the extension I used this command)
cursor --install-extension ms-python.vscode-pylance

this is my setting

{

    "python.languageServer": "Default",

    "window.commandCenter": true,

    "workbench.colorTheme": "Default Light+",

    "code-runner.executorMap": {

        "python": "C:\\Users\\moham\\anaconda3\\python.exe -u"

    },

    "code-runner.runInTerminal": true,

    "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "C:\\Users\\moham\\anaconda3\\python.exe",

    "workbench.settings.applyToAllProfiles": [

        




    ]

}
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