Create environment prompt triggers

[karthiknadig]

Refs: #21965 #20133

• windows @bhavyaus
• linux @rebornix
• macOS @Tyriar

Complexity: 2

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Requirements:

1. You need to have python installed on your system 3.8 or greater
2. Install the latest pre-release of the python extension
3. Set python.createEnvironment.trigger to prompt in user settings.

Verification

1. Open a folder containing python file and at least one requirements.txt file.
2. Ensure there are no .venv or .conda in the workspace.
3. The selected python should be the system python (i.e., not a virtual environment)
4. Open the python file and click on the run in terminal button at the top right corner in the editor
5. you should see a prompt:
   

Note: this will show up only once per session.

Re-load before trying other triggers: Try debug in terminal (using the command), or try launching a script in debug mode.
Also note: Once you create a .venv and delete it and select a global python before retrying.

[Tyriar]

I had trouble getting this to work: #22085

[karthiknadig]

@Tyriar I have updated the instructions there is a setting that needs to be added.
Set python.createEnvironment.trigger to prompt in user settings.

[bhavyaus]

I don't see the prompt and my file is stuck on "Reactivating terminals..." #22087

[karthiknadig]

@bhavyaus You can turn off experimentation by setting "python.experiments.optOutFrom": [], in the user settings and try again?

[bhavyaus]

That did the trick.