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[pottendo]

Hi,

below the output when launching VSCode + platformio addon.
My system: Ubuntu 20.04, latest updates.
I've used VSCode and platformio heavily before on this machine, but after the latest updates, VSCode + pio failed to start, as it could recreate the penv.

So I've tried to install the penv by hand (without vscode, etc.), cleaned .platformio before, by using the commands:
$ python3 -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/platformio/platformio/master/scripts/get-platformio.py)"
Installer version: 1.0.3
Platform: Linux-5.11.0-39-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.33
Python version: 3.9.5 (default, May 11 2021, 08:20:37)
[GCC 10.3.0]
Python path: /usr/bin/python3
Creating a virtual environment at /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
/usr/bin/python3
Error: Could not create PIO Core Virtual Environment. Please report to https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/issues
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 105, in
File "", line 101, in main
File "/usr/lib/python3.9/subprocess.py", line 373, in check_call
raise CalledProcessError(retcode, cmd)
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['/usr/bin/python3', '/tmp/tmpp_zbtz_d']' returned non-zero exit status 1.

Unfortunately the installer is not very verbose about the reason, why the creation failed.
I tried to remove all artifacts of previous installations as good as I can:

• .platformio
• .vscode
  Ubuntu pio packages (sudo apt remove platformio)

Here the strace output of running the script get-platformio.py by hand:
https://pastebin.com/zayhJ2XV
(note that I've stripped out the quite long middle part - in case of need I can provide the full log)

thx for any support!

%23 Description of problem
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%23 Configuration

VSCode: 1.61.2
PIO IDE: v2.3.4
System: Linux, 5.11.0-39-generic, x64

%23 Exception

Error: Error: Could not create PIO Core Virtual Environment. Please report to https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/issues
-> Installer version: 1.0.3
Platform: Linux-5.11.0-39-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.33
Python version: 3.9.5 (default, May 11 2021, 08:20:37) 
[GCC 10.3.0]
Python path: /usr/bin/python3
Creating a virtual environment at /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
/usr/bin/python3

  at /opt/home/pottendo/.vscode/extensions/platformio.platformio-ide-2.3.4/node_modules/platformio-node-helpers/dist/index.js:1:769806
  at ChildProcess.a (/opt/home/pottendo/.vscode/extensions/platformio.platformio-ide-2.3.4/node_modules/platformio-node-helpers/dist/index.js:1:771396)
  at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
  at ChildProcess.EventEmitter.emit (domain.js:467:12)
  at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1048:16)
  at Socket.<anonymous> (internal/child_process.js:439:11)
  at Socket.emit (events.js:315:20)
  at Socket.EventEmitter.emit (domain.js:467:12)
  at Pipe.<anonymous> (net.js:673:12)

[pottendo]

hi,
I somehow 'solved' my immediate problem:
Using `--verbose':
$ python3 ./get-platformio.py --verbose
Installer version: 1.0.3
Platform: Linux-5.11.0-39-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.33
Python version: 3.9.5 (default, May 11 2021, 08:20:37)
[GCC 10.3.0]
Python path: /usr/bin/python3
Creating a virtual environment at /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Current environment PATH /home/pottendo/bin:/home/pottendo/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/snap/bin:/opt/android-sdk-linux_86/platform-tools:/opt/android-ndk-r8d:/usr/local/sbt/bin:/home/pottendo/sripts:/home/pottendo/.platformio/penv/bin
DEBUG: Checking a Python candidate /usr/bin/python3
DEBUG: The Python 3.9.5 (/usr/bin/python3) interpreter is compatible.

[...]
DEBUG: Creating virtual environment: /bin/python3 /home/pottendo/.platformio/.cache/tmp/virtualenv.pyz /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Could not create virtualenv with downloaded script. Error: Command '['/bin/python3', '/home/pottendo/.platformio/.cache/tmp/virtualenv.pyz', '/home/pottendo/.platformio/penv']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
/usr/bin/python3
DEBUG: Could not find portable Python for linux_x86_64
Error: Could not create PIO Core Virtual Environment. Please report to https://github.com/platformio/platformio-core-installer/issues

So I changed to ~/.platformio/ and issued the command by hand:
$ python3 .cache/tmp/virtualenv.pyz pwd
created virtual environment CPython3.9.5.final.0-64 in 203ms
creator CPython3Posix(dest=/opt/home/pottendo/.platformio, clear=False, no_vcs_ignore=False, global=False)
seeder FromAppData(download=False, pip=bundle, setuptools=bundle, wheel=bundle, via=copy, app_data_dir=/opt/home/pottendo/.local/share/virtualenv)
added seed packages: pip==21.2.4, setuptools==58.1.0, wheel==0.37.0
activators BashActivator,CShellActivator,FishActivator,NushellActivator,PowerShellActivator,PythonActivator

and found that some directories appeared in ,platformio, so I restarted the initially downloaded script:
$ python3 ./get-platformio.py --verbose
Installer version: 1.0.3
Platform: Linux-5.11.0-39-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.33
Python version: 3.9.5 (default, May 11 2021, 08:20:37)
[GCC 10.3.0]
Python path: /usr/bin/python3
Creating a virtual environment at /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Current environment PATH /home/pottendo/bin:/home/pottendo/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin:/snap/bin:/opt/android-sdk-linux_86/platform-tools:/opt/android-ndk-r8d:/usr/local/sbt/bin:/home/pottendo/sripts:/home/pottendo/.platformio/penv/bin
DEBUG: Checking a Python candidate /usr/bin/python3
DEBUG: The Python 3.9.5 (/usr/bin/python3) interpreter is compatible.
DEBUG: Checking a Python candidate /bin/python3
DEBUG: The Python 3.9.5 (/bin/python3) interpreter is compatible.
DEBUG: Checking a Python candidate /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv/bin/python3
DEBUG: The Python 3.9.5 (/home/pottendo/.platformio/penv/bin/python3) interpreter is compatible.
DEBUG: Checking a Python candidate /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv/bin/python
DEBUG: The Python 3.9.5 (/home/pottendo/.platformio/penv/bin/python) interpreter is compatible.
DEBUG: Using /usr/bin/python3 Python for virtual environment.
DEBUG: Creating virtual environment: /usr/bin/python3 -m venv /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Creating virtual environment: /usr/bin/python3 -m virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Creating virtual environment: virtualenv -p /usr/bin/python3 /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Creating virtual environment: /usr/bin/python3 -m virtualenv /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Creating virtual environment: virtualenv /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Could not create virtualenv with local packages Trying download virtualenv script and using it. Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'virtualenv'
DEBUG: Downloading virtualenv package archive
DEBUG: Creating virtual environment: /usr/bin/python3 /home/pottendo/.platformio/.cache/tmp/virtualenv.pyz /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
Updating Python package manager (PIP) in a virtual environment
DEBUG: Creating pip.conf file in /home/pottendo/.platformio/penv
DEBUG: Downloading 'get-pip.py' installer...
DEBUG: Installing pip
PIP has been successfully updated!
[...]

and it worked.

You may close this ticket - though it's a bit strange for me.

thx, pottendo

[ivankravets]

Did you install sudo apt-get install python3-venv #85 ?

If no, please install, run rm -rf ~/.platformio/penv and restart VSCode. Does it work now?

[ivankravets]

See the solution in #1774