Stuck Connecting to kernel: Python 3.12.7 #258108
Description
Type: Performance Issue
This occurs after attempting to run any cell in a .ipynb file.
VS Code version: Code 1.102.2 (c306e94, 2025-07-22T12:15:48.520Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26100
Modes:
System Info
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| CPUs | 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11370H @ 3.30GHz (8 x 3302) |
| GPU Status | 2d_canvas: enabled canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off |
| Load (avg) | undefined |
| Memory (System) | 15.70GB (3.51GB free) |
| Process Argv | --crash-reporter-id 28bbee91-63fa-458a-bdee-87d3330a8bc4 |
| Screen Reader | no |
| VM | 0% |
Process Info
CPU % Mem MB PID Process
0 164 15596 code
0 305 1528 extension-host [1]
0 1240 13136 electron-nodejs (bundle.js )
0 8 26284 c:\Users\timot\.vscode\extensions\ms-python.vscode-python-envs-1.2.0-win32-x64\python-env-tools\bin\pet.exe server
0 8 2424 C:\WINDOWS\system32\conhost.exe 0x4
0 32 3940 crashpad-handler
0 153 10388 window
0 49 11296 utility-network-service
4 330 13100 window [1] (● giveaway_entry_logging.ipynb - Untitled (Workspace) - Visual Studio Code)
0 123 17992 file-watcher [1]
0 127 20332 pty-host
0 8 3004 conpty-agent
0 94 11608 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command "try { . \"c:\Users\timot\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
0 88 12980 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command "try { . \"c:\Users\timot\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
0 92 13560 C:\WINDOWS\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe -noexit -command "try { . \"c:\Users\timot\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\resources\app\out\vs\workbench\contrib\terminal\common\scripts\shellIntegration.ps1\" } catch {}"
0 8 16000 conpty-agent
0 8 21008 conpty-agent
0 198 20636 shared-process
2 238 20788 gpu-process
Workspace Info
| Window (● giveaway_entry_logging.ipynb - Untitled (Workspace) - Visual Studio Code)
| Folder (Python): more than 85985 files
| File types: jpg(19610) pyc(99) py(71) ipynb(39) DS_Store(15) txt(14)
| pdf(10) html(6) xml(5) csv(5)
| Conf files:
| Folder (UC Irvine): 9553 files
| File types: hdf(8632) png(154) js(109) pdf(78) css(55) py(28) tex(24)
| gz(23) ipynb(20) txt(19)
| Conf files:;
Extensions (12)
| Extension | Author (truncated) | Version |
|---|---|---|
| debugpy | ms- | 2025.10.0 |
| python | ms- | 2025.10.1 |
| vscode-pylance | ms- | 2025.7.1 |
| vscode-python-envs | ms- | 1.2.0 |
| jupyter | ms- | 2025.6.0 |
| jupyter-keymap | ms- | 1.1.2 |
| jupyter-renderers | ms- | 1.3.0 |
| vscode-jupyter-cell-tags | ms- | 0.1.9 |
| vscode-jupyter-slideshow | ms- | 0.1.6 |
| cpptools | ms- | 1.26.3 |
| vsliveshare | ms- | 1.0.5948 |
| tom | 1.2.2 |
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