Show selected virtualenv in statusbar for non .py files

[FloLey]

Hi vscode-python team,

I'm working on an extension that also uses the selected virtual env. It use to work by using:

    "extensionDependencies": [
        "ms-python.python"
    ],

Doing this your extension was started as well and I could select a virtual env in the statusbar.
Due to some changes in your extension, it seems this part of the statusbar is only visible anymore when a .py file or settings.json is open.

I'm using my extension with a custom DSL so I would like to keep the venv selector in the status bar active with other file types.

Do you have any idea how I could achieve this?

Thanks :)

[brettcannon]

You would need to register the file extension of your DSL as providing Python syntax.

[FloLey]

You mean by putting this in the settings.json file?

  "files.associations": {
    "*.myextension": "python"
  }

This seems to work in the sense that it brings back the venv selector, but my DSL doesn't respect the python keywords and syntax. So now I'm seeing errors everywhere. Also I would prefer if the users wouldn't need to change their settings and would just need to install the extension.

Thanks!

[brettcannon]

You mean by putting this in the settings.json file?

If you want to do it manually, that works. I was actually referring to https://code.visualstudio.com/api/references/contribution-points#contributes.languages, though.

but my DSL doesn't respect the python keywords and syntax. So now I'm seeing errors everywhere.

Unfortunately we got pushback from others who didn't want to see the language status all the time unless they had a Python-related file open, so we are now getting conflicting feedback. 😅

Feel free to open a feature request and we can see if others agree with you in wanting to keep the environment information visible as long as the extension is loaded.