What is your shell and what is "python.pythonPath" set to? And can you launch the Python interpreter specified by "python.pythonPath"?

Python extension dropped support for python 2.7 a while ago. As underlying tools and libraries we depend on move forward, it is likely that this will stop working for unsupported versions.

The absence of a valid Python installation results in the system not having the necessary files to execute the code. Incorrect setup of IDE or development environment: If the Integrated Development ...