Platformio-vscode-ide: Issue with Python 3 from Windows Store

Created on 16 Oct 2019 · 8Comments · Source: platformio/platformio-vscode-ide

%23 Description of problem
I'm windows store python and PIO does not work, fine with it..

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%23 Configuration

VSCode: 1.40.0-insider
PIO IDE: v1.9.0
System: Windows_NT, 10.0.18362, x64

%23 Exception

Error: Could not create PIO Core Virtual Environment. Please create it manually -> http://bit.ly/pio-core-virtualenv 
 Error: Virtualenv Create: Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Users\User\.platformio\.cache\tmp-42096iMBTlnKYWhrp\virtualenv-16.7.5\virtualenv.py", line 2632, in <module>
    main()
  File "C:\Users\User\.platformio\.cache\tmp-42096iMBTlnKYWhrp\virtualenv-16.7.5\virtualenv.py", line 870, in main
    symlink=options.symlink,
  File "C:\Users\User\.platformio\.cache\tmp-42096iMBTlnKYWhrp\virtualenv-16.7.5\virtualenv.py", line 1156, in create_environment
    install_python(home_dir, lib_dir, inc_dir, bin_dir, site_packages=site_packages, clear=clear, symlink=symlink)
  File "C:\Users\User\.platformio\.cache\tmp-42096iMBTlnKYWhrp\virtualenv-16.7.5\virtualenv.py", line 1526, in install_python
    shutil.copyfile(executable, py_executable)
  File "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_3.7.1264.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0\lib\shutil.py", line 120, in copyfile
    with open(src, 'rb') as fsrc:
OSError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument: 'C:\\Users\\User\\AppData\\Local\\Microsoft\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_qbz5n2kfra8p0\\python.exe'

Using base prefix 'C:\\Program Files\\WindowsApps\\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.7_3.7.1264.0_x64__qbz5n2kfra8p0'
New python executable in C:\Users\User\.platformio\penv\Scripts\python.exe

    at t.value (c:\Users\User\.vscode-insiders\extensions\platformio.platformio-ide-1.9.0\node_modules\platformio-node-helpers\dist\index.js:1:31578)

bug

Source

baget

All 8 comments

Please uninstall all Python interpreters from system.
Install the latest Python 3.8. See http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/faq.html#install-python-interpreter
Check that antivirus tools do not block PlatformIO.
Restart VSCode.

ivankravets on 18 Oct 2019

👎1

Please uninstall all Python interpreters from system.

Install the latest Python 3.8. See http://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/faq.html#install-python-interpreter

Check that antivirus tools do not block PlatformIO.

Restart VSCode.

Uninstall all pythons from my system? this is not a solution.
I want to use python from the Windows store because I can updates quickly without the need to download them.
and I only Windows Defender (default windows Antivirus)

baget on 18 Oct 2019

Sorry, I’m not Windows user. I’ll try in virtual machine to try Python from Microsoft store.

ivankravets on 18 Oct 2019

@baget I can't reproduce this issue, awful windows os does not allow me to install this Python 3.8 from Windows Store. 10 years and Microsoft can't copy basic features from macOS, such as Apple Store -> Windows Store.

So, I'll need your help on this issue. Could you open CMD.EXE and type the next?

python -m venv C:\testvenv

Does it work?

ivankravets on 18 Oct 2019

python -m venv C:\testvenv

yes it does:


D:\Work>python -m venv D:\work\testvenv                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
D:\Work>                                                                                                                                                        
D:\Work>dir d:\Work\testvenv                                                                                                                                     
Volume in drive D is Disk2                                                                                                                                      
Directory of d:\Work\testvenv\                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     10/18/2019  10:01 PM    <DIR>          .                                                                                                                        
10/18/2019  10:01 PM    <DIR>          ..                                                                                                                       
10/18/2019  10:01 PM    <DIR>          Include                                                                                                                  
10/18/2019  10:01 PM    <DIR>          Lib                                                                                                                      
10/18/2019  10:01 PM               163 pyvenv.cfg                                                                                                               
10/18/2019  10:01 PM    <DIR>          Scripts                                                                                                                                 
1 File(s)            163 bytes                                                                                                                                  
5 Dir(s)  164,880,003,072 bytes free                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
D:\Work>

baget on 18 Oct 2019

This a bug on our side. The Store's Python is installed in a special folder and system environment PATH is extended with patterns %***% instead of a full path. We will fix it soon.

ivankravets on 18 Oct 2019

👍1

Could you re-test this build 1.9.1-beta?